Opening of Austrian skiing for foreigners.

UK tests are easier to get now without sympthoms.
This could tell us we are negative, or not, before we commit to a paid test with a FTF certificate.
Its a start and i think some countries might consider accepting plans like this to help pump money into resort economies...hopefully.

Austria's re-opening date to foreigners (who can get there) has now slid again to 24th January.

On the upside for some it is reported that Saalbach, which was one of a few big name resorts not to open lifts when they could to try to relieve the misery of local people who found them themselves without income but lots of unexpected free time, has today opened a few lifts for locals.

J2SkiNews wrote:Austria's re-opening date to foreigners (who can get there) has now slid again to 24th January.

My understand on this though, is that entrants to the country from high risk areas (including returning nationals) will need to quarantine for 10 days. So unless you are going for a fortnights trip, no skiing for us atmo :(

I think to salvage the season, resorts and borders will require a FTF type cert which is 72hr negative test cert.

Anyone out there thinking of an Easter trip if restrictions are eased as great snow out there at the moment or have you written off the season?

dachstein west skier wrote:Anyone out there thinking of an Easter trip if restrictions are eased as great snow out there at the moment or have you written off the season?

Will be interesting to see how things play out. Overall signs not good and I'm increasingly looking towards maybe Hintertux in June or July! Latest 're-opening to tourism' date for Austria (and maybe Italy and Germany?) is Feb 15 but not sure hopes are very high that will happen (and in any case will we be able to leave country we live in to travel there? quarantine restrictions etc etc). Austrian media reports that the 'open' ski resorts (everything closed except lifts) are like "ghost towns" at present. Just putting up a story from Inghams that they are cancelling all holidays to April 2nd. Only thing interesting there is they haven't actually, yet, cancelled whole season - April 2nd seems to leave Easter as an outside possibility, so there remains a very small hope, but may be kidding ourselves... PS. Getting increasing "Book now for 21-22 before everything goes" PR releases from tour ops in to J2Ski Towers. No doubt desperate sales hopes but if (big if) things are fairly normal next winter there is a logical argument that pent up demand combined with postponed bookings from past two seasons will book everything up early.

I cant see restrictions being eased for travel from the UK.
At the moment 2 things need to happen; resort lifts need to run and the UK skiers need to be able to travel through Borders.
I think France is very very unlikely this season, almost nil chance.
Swiss and Austria...and possible Spain are the only chances but two of those might have French border ramifications.

Atm, Alpine countries werent on the red quarantine on return list..?
need to keep an eye on that