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If an example of the Swiss crown mosaic were needed, the small ski area of Langenbruck in the border area of the cantons of Solothurn and Basel-Landschaft would be ideal for this. Solothurn’s ski areas are closed from December 27. That is what the Solothurn government wants. Winter sports are still allowed in the canton of Basel-Landschaft.
This leads to the frankly grotesque situation that only one of the two ski lifts can run in the ski area, as reported by SRF. Specifically, this means: The lower lift in Langenbruck is in the Basel area and is authorized to operate. The upper elevator in Holderbank Township is on Solothurn soil and must be stopped.
“Is hard to understand”
That infuriates the operators of the family ski area very much. “It’s difficult to understand. 80 to 90 percent of our guests are from Baselland, but the two authorities interpret everything very differently from an epidemiological point of view,” Peter Hammer, co-owner of the Langenbruck ski lift, told SRF.
There is currently about four inches of snow. The slopes are not yet accessible. But the fact that the highest lift has to remain closed is annoying, says Peter Hammer, co-owner of the lift: “The ski area lives off both lifts. In Langenbruck itself, snow is scarce, snow would be good there. “(Pbe)
