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Preparations were made. Protection concepts fixed. And now this: the night before the planned opening, the Italian government will change its decision. Ski resorts in Italy must now remain closed.
The elevator operators are furious. The worst for them: the government did not even announce the ban 24 hours before the planned opening, that is, on Sunday night. Therefore, all the preparations and planning were in vain.
Months of preparatory work wasted.
“A closure that was announced on the eve of the inauguration at 7 pm and that was expected for weeks after months of work on protocols, scenarios and preparation of the companies is unimaginable,” said the president of the Aosta Region, Erik Lavevaz (41). , to journalists.
The original plan was: today, Monday, the Lombardy and Piedmont ski lifts should reopen. BLICK reported. In Trentino, the inauguration was scheduled for Wednesday. The Aosta Valley, which is connected to the Swiss ski area Zermatt VS, wanted to reactivate the ski lifts next Thursday.
Ruled by mutant viruses
It would have been the first opening of some ski resorts in Italy this season. But that hope has now faded. The reason: the risk due to mutant viruses is still too high, Health Minister Roberto Speranza (42) told reporters on Sunday night.
One in five Italians is said to have already been infected with one of the new pathogens. In doing so, Speranza relies on the evaluations of her scientific advisers. Affected people in the region are stunned. “It is a very strong blow for the sector”, says Attilio Fontana (68), regional president of Lombardy.
Open only for the World Cup
While the neighbors of Switzerland and partly also of Austria allow tourists on the slopes, Italy remains difficult. Only the world championship of Cortina d’Ampezzo can exceptionally take place, despite Corona.
The Veneto region also expected an opening to the end. The date was not yet set there. But South Tyrol, in particular, knew from the start that the ski areas would probably no longer open this season. There is a strict lockdown there as the mutated British virus is in circulation.
