Many Austrian ski lift companies and Tourismusverbände have been working hard on their Covid-19 safety and compliance plans for Winter.
Here is the summary from Ischgl and Paznaun valley. Seems well planned and reassuring.
- Guests can be tested on arrival in the resort or present a test done in the last 72 hours
- Tirol state government and University of Innsbruck are monitoring sewage works to identify any presence of the virus
- Insurance: take out travel insurance with ‘Europäische Reiseversicherung’ which insures against Covid-19
- A multifunctional scarf with a filtering facepiece comes free with the lift pass (see below)
- Hand disinfection everywhere
- Managing lift queues to keep distance between different parties
- Disinfection of all cable cars several times a day using special cold fogging devices: within 1 minute 99.99% of viruses, bacteria and spores are eliminated (the active ingredient does not leave behind residue and is 100% biodegradable, non-toxic, pH-neutral as well as skin- and eye-friendly)
- The same disinfection measures are carried out it in sports shops, ski depots, first aid stations and WCs and lifts
- Mountain restaurants: spacing and partitions in use
- All staff will be tested before they start work with follow-up tests thereafter
- Après-ski will have a new format with more focus on quality!
https://www.ischgl.com/en/Active/Active-Winter/Start-our-winter
https://www.ischgl.com/en/Active/Active-Winter/Winter-2020-21-COVID-19