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“A thoughtless choice” that would lead to the “failure of the mountain economy.” It is with these words that Lombard councilors Davide Caparini and Massimo Sertori commented on the government draft that contains the guidelines for the use of lifts in ski resorts and areas. Draft project that provides for the closure, as part of the anti-Coronavirus measures in Toto from the ski resorts of the red zones.
Cirio: “Look for common sense solutions”
Although with greater caution, to echo the positions of the Lombard councilors, several presidents of the region gradually joined in, including the governor of Piedmont, Alberto Cirio, who asked “to seek common sense solutions, to verify if there is a possibility “. allow the operation of skiing activities respecting first and foremost health conditions ”, advancing the proposal to“ allow skiing, leaving bars and restaurants closed ”.
Zaia: “We need a cross-border exchange of measures”
The President of Veneto, Luca Zaia, said that “a season without skis would be an economic and social suicide”, but also asked that “any measure be respectful of public health”, as well as “the mountain economy that, without winter , it is an economy put to the test. ”The Venetian governor hypothesized a European coordination on the issue of winter sports, net of the fact that some Italian places like Cortina were closed,” while in other places on the other side of the Alps is skiing “, a” difficult situation to justify. “seen and considered that we are in the same epidemiological basin».
Toti speaks of “irreversible damage”
Finally, the vice president of the Conference of the Regions, Giovanni Toti, announced that after the approval by the presidents of the ski guidelines, he invited the government to “share with the Regions the necessary knowledge on the level of institutional collaboration in the ‘interest of citizens, of the country’s socio-economic fabric and in compliance with the necessary prevention standards’, in order to “not compromise the ski season and not create irreversible damage to the mountain economy of our territories.”
The note of the Northern Regions
For their part, several councilors from the northern regions of Italy (Lombardy, Autonomous Province of Bolzano, Valle d’Aosta, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Veneto, Autonomous Province of Trento and Piedmont), in a joint note, spoke out against the project and He assured that “the ski season will be characterized by the utmost attention to safety. Plant companies are strongly committed to implementing all necessary measures to avoid risk situations as much as possible.
The councilors ask the government to “review this election that would undermine an entire system, which brings with it considerable economic, labor and social incentives to the entire country.” Many business realities linked to the white season – including ski schools, rentals, transport companies, hotels and hospitality in general – await answers to plan the winter season.
On the cover: The slopes and lifts of Solda, South Tyrol, in the Covid era, October 25, 2020. ANSA / GIAMPAOLO RIZZONELLI
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