Emmanuel Macron announced, Tuesday, November 24, the reopening of stores from this Saturday.
He also considered that the ski resorts would probably not reopen until January.
"
It was like a cold shower, everything collapsed
", deplores on France Info Pierre Balme, administrator of the mayors of mountain resorts and Deputy Mayor of Deux Alpes.
"
It's over for Christmas, it's astonishment,
" he adds.
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The head of state prefers a reopening "
under good conditions
".
But "
we have nevertheless worked to set up a health protocol with distancing, masks (...) we were ready," replied the spokesperson for the mountain mayors.
We thought that things would continue to move forward, we suspected that we were not going to open in early December but we imagined that we could open on December 15 or 20,
”he adds.
Ski resorts, outdoor areas remain closed, while shops reopen.
“
We have a feeling of exclusion,
” adds Pierre Balme.
“
We will fight to offer the best conditions to the French
,” he says.
I hope we will have a meeting soon with Jean Castex.
We really have to open up otherwise it will be a disaster for our mountains, but it is also essential for people to come and recharge their batteries
”.
