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Glacier ski areas are the first to start the ski season.

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They are already implementing
what snowless skiing areas are still preparing for:

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This year, many ski resorts are offering a free tubescarve with your lift pass.

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Because masks will be compulsory in the lifts.

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Lifts and gondolas are disinfected every day.

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For example with so-called cold fog.

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And there will be guidance systems so there won't be any crowds.

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But what if tourists and guests stay at home?

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The "Axamer Lizum" ski resort in Tyrol wants to be allowed to close the resort.

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Yes - wants to be allowed.

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Because legally,
ski lifts are means of public transport,

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and have a duty to operate.

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If guests stay at home, it's getting costly very quickly, the operators of "Axamer Lizum" argue.

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The option of being allowed to close in an emergency

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is now a bone of contention
and also a matter of political concern.

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One thing is clear:

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we are unlikely to see such pictures this winter.

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But it is unclear

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whether there will be a snowball effect

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and whether other ski resorts will soon
demand a right instead of a duty to open.