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America’s resorts refuse to compete for more people in the mountains
The World Health Organization has officially announced its position on skiing in relation to the coronavirus pandemic.
The instructions to follow appeared on the official website of the organization.
The most important conclusion that has been reached and that has been known for a long time is that skiing as a sport does not carry any risk of infection.
First of all for this conclusion is the fact that the skiers are outdoors, which helps a lot to protect against the insidious disease.
The only recommendations are to be careful with the off-piste activities that accompany the sport. These are the hotels and bars on the slopes. They must be closed or work only for food outside of them.
In tourist complexes, hotels must comply with all measures prescribed by national governments.
A similar position was taken by the UN in November, again emphasizing that action must be taken when traveling to the slopes.
The United States, the country most affected by the pandemic in the world, has rejected three World Cups in winter sports so that more people can go to the mountains and outside the cities where there are a lot of infected people.
“The dangers in skiing are only related to injuries. And for that you have to be careful on the piste. Otherwise, each skier’s equipment has a mask and goggles, which causes even a collision with an infected person be safe. But it’s still good to keep clothes in a separate room, “said Dr. Michael Rosenberg of Brooklyn Hospital in New York.
“Conditional skis have a social distance, you just never have to be close to others when you’re on the trail,” said Dr. Sankar Schwaminathan, director of the Department of Infectious Diseases at the University of Utah. “The risk comes from other activities if you get on a bus, if you do not have a mask in the elevator. This should not be allowed, it is very simple,” he added.
BANSKO IS ALREADY WORKING, PAMPOROVO BEGINS, BOROVETS KEEPS WAITING
4 elevators and 7 tracks have been operating in Bansko since Thursday.
“All the measures prescribed by the headquarters have been taken. The booths are disinfected, we recommend that everyone travel with the window down so that there is a blast of fresh air, which is extremely important”, said the marketing director of the concessionaire “Yulen” Ivan Obreykov.
Marks have been made for the required distance when boarding the elevator and it is monitored for observation.
The first tourists from neighboring Greece have already arrived in the city. There are also some Macedonians. Most of the hotels are not open yet.
In Pamporovo, 6 routes will start operating on Saturday: “Dam”, “Bypass Malkata Stena”, “Tourist”, “Delyovo Dere”, “Kartola” and “Stoykite”, representing most of the area. All ski lifts and ski lifts also work except for the “Lagos” line – Snezhanka peak.
Efforts are also being made to prepare the Mechi Chal ski area above Chepelare, but the launch, as well as the lift, will be available in the coming days.
Up to 15 people are allowed in the ski lockers at the same time, the ski schools will work in groups of a maximum of 10 students. Masks and a distance of 1.5 m are mandatory in cabinets and other interior spaces.
After it became clear that there would be a winter season, though not in its usual way, and the government announced predictable measures, the first bookings began, the hoteliers said. There were also inquiries from tourists from neighboring countries.
Due to the epidemiological situation in Pamporovo at the beginning of the season, the maximum digitization of basic services in the resort was introduced, minimizing personal contact and the risk of transmission of the infection, said the executive director of Pamporovo AD Marian Belyakov.
Borovets postpones the start of the season, which was also scheduled for today. “Unfortunately, the snow is not enough. Maybe we have about 1/3 of what we need. Of 150,000 cubic meters we have 50. The slopes are ready, but if we let people go, the cover will come off very quickly. We hope that it’s cold and rainy in the period from 24 to 25 December and this will help us, ”explained one of the two CEOs of” Borosport “and former national ski player Georgi Kochov.” Otherwise, we work constantly. The steps have been taken and we are ready to start as soon as we cover enough, ”Kochov added.
The weather in Sofia is still too warm to cover Vitosha Tulip well, and there is no start to the season at the moment.
The Children’s Mecha Polyana is in very good condition, but the new regulations of the Ministry of Health are awaited there.
Vitosha is the most accessible mountain for the people of Sofia and has been fatally neglected for years due to contradictions in the laws and the management plan. In fact, the old one is still in force right now, prohibiting everything. It expired 6 years ago and a completely new one has been prepared, for which the incredible 700,000 BGN has been paid, but has not been accepted. The owner of the Vitosha Ski facilities has repeatedly stated his intention to renovate everything, as long as it is done in a legal way, so that there are no disputes and long court battles, which accompanied the Bansko area, before the concessionaire win after losing several years. At the moment, there is even a dispute about the renovation of the more than 50-year-old Dragalevski elevator.
Organized trips are explicitly prohibited, but individually organized trips can be made, reminded the Minister of Health, Prof. Kostadin Angelov the day before. “Winter is coming, there are winter seasons. In these places, people can go, breathe air, walk, they can be separated from the closed rooms of the house,” he explained, noting that the health authorities are also concerned about maintaining the people’s mental health.
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