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French Ski Resorts Sue Government Over Order to Shut Lifts
- Council of state to hear arguments against lift closing
- Government says it wants to save the winter-sports season
Nov. 8: Skiing During a Pandemic
France’s winter resorts are taking the government to court to keep ski lifts operating over the year-end holidays, with the country’s highest administrative legal authority hearing arguments on Wednesday.
The government has said mountain resorts can open over the holidays but that ski lifts are to remain closed, with President Emmanuel Macron favoring a reopening in January to reduce the risk of a new coronavirus resurgence. Ski resorts and mountain regions have decried the measure, which they say is unfair and threatens to wipe out billions in revenue.