11-City Tour in Austria still uncertain: ‘Decision postponed’
Skating enthusiasts need patience, because there is still no clarity about the planned Alternative Dutch 11-City Tour in Austria. The Dutch organisation Weissensee Alternative Dutch 11-City Tour says the decision has been postponed.
The 11-City Tour in Austria
You do not have to be a professional skater to take part in an Alternative Dutch 11-City Tour. Reasonable skating technique, good health and a fair amount of perseverance take you a long way.
Which is why thousands of Dutch people try their luck every year on the Weissensee in the state of Carinthia. Although, almost every year: last season the popular tour was cancelled.
In January 2022 enthusiasts hope for a fresh chance, but corona could disrupt the skating festivities again. To provide clarity in time, the decision was to be taken on 16 December.
Decision postponed, ice growing steadily
So the purists kept a close eye on the media, social and otherwise, today. But in the late afternoon responded the AEW. “The decision has been postponed to 17 December.” One more day of uncertainty, then.
Meanwhile the ice is growing steadily. Fairly soon after the report of the first ice came the first ice inspection. That brought an update on the ice thickness: 6 cm. Too thin to open the ice.
In good conditions, though, the ice can grow considerably over the coming weeks.
The Weissensee’s ‘west part’ and ‘east part’
Weissensee is the name of the nature-rich area, the ‘nature park’, and of the mountain lake in particular.
- The whole consists of a ‘west part’ (the small lake) and an ‘east part’ (the large lake), with a bridge at Techendorf making the visual distinction.
The current ice thickness refers to the shallower west part; the ice on the east part almost always lags behind.
The 11-City Tour in Austria: only with 2G to the Weissensee
You can only go to the Weissensee with 2G, as it happens. “Since 8 November Austria has applied the 2G principle”, says the official channel of Stichting Wintersporten.
- “This means every participant and visitor to the event has to meet it. We have to check that with the CoronaCheck app.”
So you need a valid QR code if the 11-City Tour in Austria goes ahead. Tomorrow we will know more.
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