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The Federal Council makes it clear: open restaurant terraces in ski areas are not an option. Some cantons are not impressed.
While the skiers of the canton of Graubünden sit comfortably on the terrace and eat their food, the Valais skiers currently have to find a place themselves. Once again, there is a cantonal spirit in the implementation of the crown measures.
In some cantons eating on the terrace is allowed or tolerated, in others outdoor spaces are cordoned off. On Wednesday, the Federal Council reaffirmed that take-out food is only allowed in the ski areas and that seating on the terraces is not allowed.
In central Switzerland in particular, don’t let that impress you. The restaurant terraces of the cantons of Uri, Schwyz, Obwalden and Nidwalden are open. And it should stay that way.
Uri’s health director Christian Arnold told SRF News that they had reached an agreement in central Switzerland; no changes are currently being made. “During the consultation, we will take the opportunity to show the federal government once again that the idea of terraces in ski areas is not such a bad variant in epidemiological terms,” says Christian Arnold.
Legend:
The terrace of the Brunnihütte mountain restaurant in the ski area above Engelberg in the middle of the week: guests could eat on the terrace.
Keystone
The cantons of Bern and Valais, among others, are currently stricter. The terraces are also closed in the ski areas. At the Meiringen-Hasliberg ski resort in Bern, which directly borders the canton of Obwalden, this causes problems. “This inequality is bad for us,” says Hanspeter Wenger. He is chairman of the board of directors of Bergbahnen Meiringen-Hasliberg, which operates the restaurants along the slopes.
Hanspeter Wenger points out that one of his restaurants is only 1.5 kilometers as the crow flies from a pub in Obwalden. Although their restaurant has closed the terrace, guests of the restaurant in Melchsee-Frutt (OW) can eat on the terrace. “Older people in particular and those with children prefer to go to a ski area with open terraces and avoid our region,” says Hanspeter Wenger.
The gossip on the terrace continues, especially after the clear words of the Federal Council. A few days ago the Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH) sent a letter to the cantonal governments: “A take-out with seats is no longer a take-out, but a self-service restaurant. (…) We expressly point out to the cantons that the provision of seats (…) is not allowed. “
Open terraces thanks to many tests?
In Graubünden in particular, there is little impression of the attitude of the federal government. “We have taken note of the letter from the federal government,” says Marcus Caduff, head of the Department of the Economy and Social Affairs. But they have good arguments for the current approach: “We were innovative and we have not only a pandemic, but also a strategy.”
Caduff refers to your canton’s test strategy. There is extensive testing in schools and businesses. “If you make efforts that have been shown to help reduce the number of cases, you can allow yourself a certain amount of relaxation,” said Caduff.
Either way, the individual cantons want to pressure the Federal Council to ensure that the measures for restaurants and bars are relaxed soon. In its proposal on Wednesday, the Federal Council does not want to know anything about it. Plan to take your first relaxation measures in April at the earliest.
