Police foil quarantined snowboarder’s plan to ride early

A snowboarder from the U.S. was fined $1,150 after cutting his 14-day quarantine in Canada short to try to hit the slopes at Whistler Blackcomb.

The plan might have worked but the man was pulled over last Monday as he neared the British Columbia resort for driving with expired license-plate tags.

According to CBC, the police officer contacted the Canada Border Services Agency and learned that the unidentified man still had two days left on his quarantine order.

“They had chosen to leave their home in North Vancouver and were attempting to go up to Whistler to do some snowboarding a bit early,” Kevin Goodmurphy, a CBSA spokesman, told CBC. “It’s all risky behavior. There are quarantine rules in place for a reason … and we take it seriously,”

The man was ordered back to the home to continue his quarantine.

Whistler Blackcomb has opened for 2020-21 under a reservations system designed to limit access and allow for social distancing. Other measures designed to stop the spread of COVID-19 also are in place.

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