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Frustration and powerlessness: BZB announces the end of skiing in 2020 - Mayor Koch sees "lazy compromise"

2020-11-29T02:54:55.260Z


The shock is deep: there will be no skiing until at least December 20th. There is criticism of politics.


The shock is deep: there will be no skiing until at least December 20th.

There is criticism of politics.

  • Markus Söder (CSU) has tightened the corona rules in Bavaria.

    Accordingly, the ski areas will remain closed until December 20th.

  • This decision hits the Bayerische Zugspitzbahn in Garmisch-Partenkirchen hard.

    The marketing manager speaks of a "Watschn".

  • Garmisch-Partenkirchen's mayor also criticizes the state government's approach.

    She fears a rush of winter sports enthusiasts for the market town.

Garmisch-Partenkirchen

- It is a mixture of anger, incomprehension, enriched with a portion of new aggressiveness that is in the air one day after the big announcement.

The ski areas remain closed,

winter holidays are

a thing of the past, at least until December 20th, but probably right up until January 10th - that's how Markus Söder (CSU) and Economics Minister Hubert Aiwanger (Free Voters) have it in a hung-up mood Bavarian citizens for the best.

“We have something like paralysis

”,

says

Klaus Schanda, Marketing Director of the Bavarian Zugspitzbahn, summarizing the mood in the company.

"We're all down, that was like a wad."

The sting is also deep in Garmisch-Partenkirchen's mayor Elisabeth Koch (CSU).

This is wishy-washy again,”

she complains.

“I would have supported all the decisions, including a tough lockdown.

But another chance was wasted. ”She doesn't trust the date of December 20th.

“Nobody believes that anymore.” After all, Söder has already revealed that this date only came about because the law allows the ordinances to last a maximum of four weeks.

A few weeks ago the Prime Minister had expressed himself completely differently, classified winter tourism as feasible, Aiwanger even came to Garmisch-Partenkirchen for a press conference - now this "lazy compromise", that's how Koch summed up the results.

I understand the people out there getting angry.

Elisabeth Koch

Koch can no longer understand

the

course of the government

.

She suspects that “some party political interests” are responsible for the change of heart when it comes to skiing.

She also condemns the guerrilla war that is looming with Austria.

"I understand the people outside that they get angry."

Clear words from Koch - once again.

The mayor is never embarrassed to give her opinion.

But she often stands alone in the wide hallway.

District Administrator Anton Speer (FW) would like to assist Koch.

But he sees his options as limited.

“I spoke to Minister Aiwanger personally about the situation in advance.” He assured the party member that everything was ready in the region for moderate and safe winter sports.

“We have excellent hygiene concepts,

I've convinced myself of that several times,” says Speer.

A pure ski operation "without any après-ski or hut fun" is absolutely feasible in his eyes.

But the Free Voters were unable to prevail in the Bavarian government coalition.

“The whole thing comes from the federal government,”

speculates Speer.

"There is nothing to be done." However, the district administrator does not want to give up either.

"I'll call the minister again, we have to stay tuned now."

Garmisch-Partenkirchen is facing a rush of winter sports enthusiasts

This is how

frustration and powerlessness

rule

.

In addition, there is a gloomy look ahead.

“Yes, that will certainly be the same as in summer,” says Speer, who is still quite mild.

Koch uses more drastic words.

“We will be overrun, especially if it should also snow.”

Garmisch-Partenkirchen and the region are facing a rush of people hungry for winter sports.

In addition, if the day-tripper should no longer cross the border to Tyrol, he would have to go into quarantine as a result.

“I don't even want to imagine: We have lockdown, and block processing is back at the Farchanter Tunnel,” says Koch.

With this topic, the town hall chief sees herself left alone in the rain.

“The whole burden is on us, and who takes care of it?” A rhetorical question.

“We're in the air, we lack perspective.” Because it's not just about the mountain railways and ski lifts.

Hotels, restaurants, ski schools and rental companies - "

There are people everywhere, families."

Koch can no longer

approve of

the procedure in the Free State.

“Better to be smart once than to be half-haired three times - that is their motto.

After this she would have finally expected clarity.

"I was hoping for a brave decision, but it is anything but brave."

BZB meets for a large group

As a first consequence, the Bayerische Zugspitzbahn reported the

end of ski operations in 2020

on Friday afternoon

.

Schanda had hoped to the last that he would get a chance as a mountain railway.

"A maximum number of holidaymakers, a restriction on transport in the cabins, a ban on outside sales - we would have done all of that." But everything stands still.

Despite all the hygiene concepts that worked perfectly over the summer, they made it possible to transport 450,000 guests - without known infections.

How things will continue at the BZB, that should result in a big round on Monday.

Then those responsible want to put their heads together and shed light on the issues.

There are quite a few on the agenda: In what form are further preparations being carried out in the Classic area, also with a view to the

World Cup

at the end of January?

How do you deal with ticket sales, how do you deal with the increased number of touring operations?

“There will be an uncanny run on our mountains,” Schanda fears.

But what happens if there are accidents, the mountain rescue service has to be called out - and no train is available?

“You can't really expect our mountain rescuers to do that,” says Koch.

At the end of the day, she has a good tip for the gentlemen in Munich: "If you need a hygiene concept for the clogged S-Bahn and U-Bahn, we will be happy to send you ours." The tone becomes rougher, the mood worsens.

Source: merkur

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