HoliMont Offering On-Site Covid-19 Testing
HoliMont Offering On-Site Covid-19 Testing
HOLIMONT - After several months of hard work by HoliMont Board of Directors and staff, HoliMont has secured an agreement to provide ON-SITE PCR TESTING AT NO COST beginning Thursday, November 11, 2021.
You may want to read that last sentence twice!
“To say we’re excited about getting back together with our Canadian friends would be a gross understatement,” said HoliMont. “For more than a year, HoliMont has been working to remove every road block we can between Ellicottville and our Canadian family. While we were very happy to hear that the border would open for non-essential travel to the U.S. on November 8, 2021, we were less excited when we considered that Canadian visitors will be required to show a negative PCR test to return home.”
Many of HoliMont’s Members reached out to the club’s Board of Directors expressing that this requirement would make travel to Ellicottville and HoliMont cost-prohibitive this winter. “So, we went after our barrier-removal effort with renewed vigor and managed to find what we believe is a best-case solution – brought to you by one of our HoliMont Members.”
WHEN: Thursdays and Fridays from 2:00-6:00pm, and Saturdays from 9:00am-1:00pm. This schedule will be adjusted as demand dictates through the season.
WHERE: The current plan is to run the testing operation out of the “Sunset Tent” located near the bottom of the Sunset chairlift, off of Canfield Hill Road. (Look for the sign that says “Ridge Way”). This location allows for walk-up, drive-up, and “ski-up” access to testing. Both PCR and Antigen testing will be available on-site. PCR results will be provided digitally the day after testing, and Antigen test results will be returned in 15 minutes. At the risk of being redundant – there will be no cost to you for testing.
“While we recognize that there are still rules in place that stand in the way of frictionless two-way travel across the border, we are thankful to be able to clear this one large hurdle – for the benefit of HoliMont Members, and all Canadian visitors to Ellicottville,” said HoliMont.
In the coming days, HoliMont will be passing along additional details on how this system will work, but if you have questions that need immediate answers, please reach out to Community Testing Services at ctestingservices.com.
“We can’t wait to get back together, and HoliMont sincerely hopes that this great news helps brighten your day! See you when the snow flies!”