Italian ski resorts get ready to open after two seasons lost to Covid

Operators greet reopening with cautious optimism with bookings coming in mainly from Italy

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Enrico Rossi was among the protesters in Bardonecchia when the Italian government decided in February to maintain a Covid shutdown on ski resorts just hours before the slopes were due to reopen.

Rossi described the loss of the ski season as a tragedy for the small town and others in the Susa Valley, Piedmont, especially after the 2020 season had also been cut short.