If you thought you might ride out the coronaviris shutdown in Truckee, with its snowy winter postcard setting and crisp March air, think again.

This Sierra Nevada town’s normally welcoming tourism officials are ever so gently uninviting you.

On the Facebook page for Visit Truckee they posted a note that reminds visitors that “the consequences of COVID-19 in the small town would be devastating” to the town’s “excellent but limited” health care system. There’s already one confirmed case of the virus, and that person is under self-quarantine.

The ski slopes, brewpubs and bars are closed, and the local restaurants are doing takeout and delivery only for local residents.

“Right now, for those who love Truckee, some of the best ways to support our community and tourism-based economy is to purchase gift cards and/or shop online from afar. Re-book lodging for a later date. Reach out to businesses you enjoyed in the past. Send an email, post a photo and tag encouragement. Consider making donations, pre-orders, and asking for credit versus refunds,” said Colleen Dalton, director of tourism and economic programs, in a statement posted Wednesday.

And make sure to come back when this crisis is over.

“We need your help and will be here to welcome visitors with open arms on a sunnier day when happy times are here again. And they will,” Dalton said. “Have hope, stay in place, scroll through pictures of the good times in Truckee and plan to come later.”