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That the ski industry had not restarted on January 7 had been in the air for some time, but now there is an official statement by the Scientific Technical Committee that in its own document considers the guidelines proposed by the cable cars insufficient and indicates two Priorities: the possible opening of ski lifts can only take place in the “yellow zone” regions and only after an epidemiological reassessment. And then – read the document – in addition to the limitations on the reach of the chair lifts and cable cars, it will be necessary to have clear criteria for the sale (best reservation) of the passes to avoid queues and crowds within the ski areas.
In essence, there is still no new date (in the circles there is a hypothesis of reopening for the beginning of February) and an agreement must be found on the tickets. But the question is: will ski operators be able to withstand these conditions or will they decide to throw in the towel and focus on refreshments? On the front of the ski lifts, the picture appears clearer: 50 percent capacity on closed lifts (cable cars and gondolas), of course always with the mask on, with the possibility of reaching 100% autonomy on open lifts (chairlifts ) but with the obligation to always wear the mask and the prohibition to lower the protective cap mounted on the most modern chairlifts. If protection is used (for example, for difficult weather conditions), the range should immediately drop to 50 percent.
Skiing does not start again on January 7, the alarm cry: “Let’s go back to the snow in January or it doesn’t make sense.”
by Andrea Selva
All this – read the CTS document – because the ski lifts are compared to normal local public transport (buses, etc.), with high possibilities of meeting people and high risk of contagion at peak times. But beyond the reach of the cable cars, what most worries the installers are the regulations on the passes that – within very wide areas, with dozens of access possibilities – will be very complex to implement, with important limits also for the economic sustainability of skiing. Will the ski meet these requirements or will you rather throw in the towel at this point?
Now the ball goes to Anef -the Italian association of cable car operators- whose president, Valeria Ghezzi, had already clarified the position of the installers: “We are aware that it will not be possible to open on January 7, given the health situation of our The country and the pressure on health services, but for our companies the start of the season could only make sense in January, or at the latest in the first days of February, because to start our activities it is not enough to turn a key and we cannot get going and guarantee all security conditions for a few weeks. “
