Gavarnie/Gèdre: Schneevorhersage

Ski resorts in France and Italy have become increasingly vocal in their campaign to block plans by the French, German and Italian governments to close ski areas into January. The resorts argue they have adequate measures in place to operate safely in the pandemic and say the damage the closures will cause livelihoods is disproportionate to the risk. “We ask the Government to come to its senses and listen to the mountain professionals who have shown their professionalism in the management of the health crisis,” a statement from Alpe d’Huez today says. A Facebook post by the resort received over two-and-a-half thousand likes and nearly 2000 shares within an hour of it going live. Larger protests are reported to be