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Keeping your distance poses problems for mountain railways, but you don’t need to wear a mask.
Over the weekend, images on social media showed winter sports enthusiasts huddled in front of the lifts in individual ski areas. In Zermatt, the community police ensured that distance rules were respected. However, there were no issues with the mask requirement.
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“On Saturday morning, when the elevators at the valley station in Zermatt opened for the first half hour, as usual, there was a crowd,” said Mathias Imoberdorf, media spokesman for Zermatt Bergbahnen, when asked on Monday. Keystone-SDA News Agency. He relativized a “20Minutos” report on Monday. Athletes’ posts in a crowd on social media were just snapshots.
Keeping your distance is difficult when queuing for the chairlift. Image: keystone
During the day and on Sunday, according to Imoberdorf, winter sports fans are very well distributed on the slopes and facilities. Since the railway employees were busy monitoring the facilities and also had to remind them to abide by the distance rules, Zermatt Bergbahnen turned to the community police for help. By virtue of their authority, the community police ensured on Saturday during the day and also on Sunday that the required intervals were observed.
According to Imoberdorf, the waiting area at the valley station of the Zermatt mountain railways is relatively short. It is also not possible to expand this waiting area, otherwise skiers would have to queue on the street.
Last weekend, the fever was not particularly strong in perfect weather, the media spokesperson noted. The Zermatt ski area with its glaciers is open all year round. The official start of the season is December 5.
However, so far there have been no issues with the mask requirement. This is observed by 99.9 percent of ski tourists. Zermatt Bergbahnen adheres to the Seilbahnen Schweiz concept of protection. Additionally, there is a mask requirement at all facilities and in all areas where you must queue. (cki / sda)
