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COVID-19 lnfOfmatiOn If y"ir had a pl.rnoe{i .'ven1 in ?020 or 2021 whether 1l!ey:;a.rfe eble to iake ptace or rloi ptease descloe any succfiss-a:i ard ihallenijes yoI expengnced. Covid Closures ln 2O2A, WSSSM was open uniil March 15 and had steady visitors (37 per day). Covid hits and WSSSM was closed over 6 months (196 days) from March .1S-September 26. We opened again weekends only for '15 days (Sept. 26- Nov. '15) and it was slow. Covid restrictrons were in place (ordered WSSSM stylus pens as giveaways for monitors). signage and PPE. Covid results in another closure during ski season, Nov. 1 5, 2020-Feb. 2A,2021 (over 3 rlonths/98 days). Since Feb. 20. WSSSM has operated SaturdayslSundays, instead ofThursdays-Sundays. The Covid srlver lining? The sumnter of 2021 was our busiest yet at the museum - even beating pre-pandemic levelsi Covid Disappointments: ln the Fall of 2A20, WSSSM was to have celebrated our Sth Anniversary with a live speaker and party. The Warren Miller Movie Series was moved online. Fundraising was more difficult, but our suppofiers were quite generous. Due to Covid. WSSSM laid off our one paid employee who recrutted volurtteers. Covid lnnovations and Wins. Overall. Covid forced the museurn to be more creative and to reach out to different partners. These new partnerships and events will expand WSSSM's audience and sustain us for years to come. . Canlis Restaurant created special dining yurts decorated in Vintage NW Ski Themes. They reached out to WSSSM and we became a partner and received publicity from of one of Seattle's most iconic restaurants. . WSSSM's new Speaker Series via Zoom/Facebook Live took advantage of Covld with Deb Arnrstrong in Colorado. John Lundin in Sun Valley, etc. and brought WSSSM programming into much larger audience. The Speaker Series will continite in 2022. . WSSSM historians John Lundin and Kirby Gilbert created "sublime Sights'' exhibit on Ski Jumping at the National Nordic Museum in Seattle. This partnershrp allowed WSSSM to expand it's reach or-rtside Snoqualmie Pass. lt was a greai experience for WSSSM to partner, work, and learn from one of Seattle's most sophjsticated museum marketing ieams. . WSSSM, Dru Bru and others created the Snoqualmie Pass Scavenger Hunt in the summer of 2021 because it could be done in a "Covid-Safe" environment and was great for families. The Scavenger Hunt will continue in 2022. . With regard to volunteers, we have hired a new Operations and Volunteer Manager who is creatively working hard to rebuild our volunteer crew. The WSSSM volunteer program needed a reboot and Covid was the kick in the pants to rethink how we do things. 25AA .hatacleY lilitt