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Mayor Hermann Doppelreiter (VP) described the problem as “not ensuring that distance rules are followed.” The operation on the Panhanswiese went smoothly on Saturday, but the crowd was too large due to the many “parking garages” on the Styrian side. Sometimes car after car lined up for more than 1.7 kilometers on both sides, the local chief said. Thus, a larger crowd, “we are talking about more than 1,000 people”, ran towards the meadow of sleds. “So there just isn’t enough space.” To ensure compliance with the sledding ban in Panhanswiese, which takes effect on Sunday, the community will once again use the force of a security company, according to Doppelreiter. The meadow of the military cemetery had been closed since Saturday.
“The Semmering-Hirschenkogel mountain railways continue to offer their skiers and toboggan guests online reservations,” emphasized a broadcast. All guests who can present a valid ticket “have a guaranteed parking space in one of the official car parks.” Cable cars have cut their maximum number of guests by more than half due to Covid-19 regulations.
Don’t ski without a ticket
“This allocation concept works, but it requires ticketless ‘parkers’ not to create additional parking spaces themselves,” Doppelreiter emphasized. “On the other hand, we as a community must not allow any epidemiologically questionable situation, especially in our land.” Guests with tickets are still welcome at Semmering. “We have to ask people who have not received a fine or a parking space in our town to go back to their homes,” said the mayor. The quota for Sunday has already been exhausted, added Nazar Nydza, CEO of Semmering-Hirschenkogel Bergbahnen GmbH.
