Reopening of ski resorts, the Regions ask to postpone until January 18

Milan, December 30, 2020 – Postpone the opening of ski resorts from January 7 to 18, and how much the Regions ask in a letter to ministers Francesco Boccia and Roberto Speranza.

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The President of the Conference of Regions Stefano bonaccini stressed: “At present, it also causes the recent epidemiological trend At the international level, which has not facilitated the taking of the necessary decisions, it is believed that the conditions are not met to allow initiatives and programmable actions that allow the opening of the plants on January 7 ”.

The letter continues: “With a sense of responsibility and in order to facilitate the validation of the necessary guidelines, as an essential document for the start of the winter season, the Conference of Regions and Autonomous Provinces agreed to submit to their evaluations the possibility of redefining the date “to” January 18, 2021 for the opening of the ski lifts in the ski resorts and areas to amateur skiers “.

Presidents also ask review the guidelines, anticipating the opening of the plants only in the Regions that are in the yellow zone, not in the orange or red zone, automatically as with the rest of the openings and closings depending on the area.

“Considered what the winter season represents an important economic chain of the territories of the Alps and mountains, in order to allow the different economic and non-economic actors to organize themselves as best as possible to guarantee maximum safety for guests and workers in the sector, I ask that these guidelines be validated by the Scientific Technical Committee by Next January 7, to be adopted and attached to the next dpcm, which on January 15 will replace the one that expires. “