IN PICTURES – Before Christmas, take advantage of the snow and the reopening of the alpine areas at Fond d’Urle

“This is it we are released”, proclaims Laurent at the Fond d’Urle this Tuesday. “We reopen the floodgates and let’s go”, continues Stéphane with his two daughters. Finally skiing! After a year of closure, the Alpine areas and their ski lifts reopened in mid-December. “We take a lot of fun there, it’s very addictive “, says Mathieu, 14, delighted to be back on the slopes. On the other hand, a health protocol is in place precisely to allow this return to the resort.

It is necessary a valid health pass to access the slopes and lifts. The control is done in the queue to buy the packages. “We already use it for other things. I don’t mind using it to go skiing.”, says Julie, pass verified and in line to obtain the right of access to the slopes. “People are playing the game and understood the situation. They have the banana what and it’s super nice to see them enjoy”, said Cédric Frémond, director of the Drôme stations.

Overall, the compulsory health pass to take the ski lifts does not pose a problem for skiers. “Those who don’t have it will go Nordic”, slides Cédric Frémond. Neither the mask for that matter, which must be worn in the queues, on the ski lifts or even at the rental company. Seasonal staff is the problem and that “undermines our organization”, continues the director of the Drôme stations.

“Across all of our stations, we have around 30% of our staff who cannot present a health pass”, explains Cédric Frémond. “Clearly, on the Rousset pass, we need ski patrollers and acrobats for the chairlift”, he said. “As a result, some stations are still only partially open”, continues Cédric Frémond.