With the extension of the
\nstate of alert over the coronavirus pandemic, a number of measures were taken
\nin Romania regulating mountain tourism during the winter season. Ski slopes are
\nstill open, but measures are in place to prevent overcrowding, which the
\nauthorities view as the main factor in spreading the virus. Cable cars are allowed
\nto fill half their usual seats and restaurants and hotels near the ski slopes
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There’s been a lot of snow
\nin Romania in recent days and many people have travelled to the mountains over
\nthe weekend. The roads were full of traffic, almost like before the pandemic, as
\ntourists flocked to the mountain resorts. This was the first weekend this season
\nwhen almost all ski tracks were open, owing to the fresh layer of snow. To avoid
\novercrowding, skiers had to wait tens of minutes in line for a cable car. The authorities
\ndispatched security forces to make sure rules are complied with. <\/p>\n
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To cope with the high demand
\nat the weekend, the Romanian Railways Company added more carriages to the
\ntrains linking Bucharest to the mountain resorts in Prahova Valley and to the
\nmountain city of Bra\u0219ov. The so-called snow trains were also put into circulation.
\nUntil the end of February, 36 such trains will be ensuring daily connections to
\nmountain resorts such as those in Prahova Valley and in Dorna Valley. While a train
\njourney from Bucharest to Bra\u0219ov takes a little over two hours, travelling by
\ncar takes a longer time, owing to the traffic queues that form on certain sections
\nof the road and which sometimes stretch for several kilometres. And if it also
\nsnows, then traffic becomes really difficult. This happens every winter in
\nRomania because of a lack of alternative routes to the maintain resorts. <\/p>\n
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Romania only has some 200 licenced
\nski tracks with a total length of approximately 162 km. This isn’t a lot, in
\nfact it’s what you get in a single ski resort in Austria or France, where tens
\nof millions of euros are invested every year in skiing infrastructure. (CM)<\/p>\n
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