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elENGLISH Periòdic EDITION NewsW E D 7 PRESENTATION A. LL. JORDI TORRES MINISTER OF TOURISM «It’s an example of the diversification of ski resorts to encourage the summer season.» JOSEP ÀNGEL MORTÉS CONSUL GENERAL OF ORDINO «It is not just an O for the parish of Ordino, but for the country and comes to complement the existing offer» JOAN VILADOMAT GRANDVALIRA RESORT PRESIDENT «What interests us is that they come to Andorra and spend days there. Transfer real hikers” A view of the viewpoint while it is accessed. The Tristaina solar viewpoint arrives to liven up the summer in Ordino The station is committed to making 25% of the The infrastructure, which weighs 32 tons, measures total annual turnover in the summer months 25 meters in diameter and 75 in perimeter EL PERIÒDIC come to Andorra and spend days the average expenditure of tourists», stage of the Tour de France on more ces in the construction of the new ESCALDES–ENGORDANY there. Transfer real hikers «, poin- which is the goal set by the sector for than one occasion. According to Vi- infrastructure. The inclement weat- @PeriodicAND ted out Viladomat. For his part, Mor- these months. ladomat, the infrastructure cost ap- her has been one of the elements to Ordino-Arcalís presented yesterday tés pointed out that “it is not just an The viewpoint is in the Creussans proximately 400,000 euros and was consider; in this sense, they stated the Tristaina solar viewpoint, which O for the parish, but for the country basin, specifically at the Peyreguils built in five weeks. First, the structu- that it has been accounted for to wit- should be a new attraction for the and comes to complement the exis- peak, at an altitude of 2,701 meters, re was assembled in a warehouse in hstand the wind up to 140 kilome- summer in the resort and in the co- ting offer. The most important thi- and offers a 360-degree panoramic Polinyà and all the pieces were num- ters / hour and snow thicknesses of untry. The president of Grandvalira ng is that people come to Andorra view, where you can see the three bered so that they could be fitted to three meters Resort, Joan Viladomat, explained, and that they are spending the nig- lakes of Tristaina, the lakes of Cres- their destination. At the end of May, The viewpoint will open to the during the inauguration of the in- ht as many days as possible and this suans or the Pica d’Estats , as well as it was transported to the Coma car public on July 9th with an open day frastructure, that the aim of the sta- is an element that will make people the majesty of the valley, recently park and, «with about 70 or 80 he- in which everyone will have access tion is to boost the entire summer of- spend another night in Andorra”. named a biosphere reserve by Unes- licopter trips», the 32 tons of iron, to the Tristaina Gondola and the fer and get 25% of the total turnover The Minister of Tourism and Tele- co, among others. 25 in diameter and 75 in perimeter, Creussans chairlift to learn about be at this time. communications, Jordi Torres, wan- Its circular shape, as explained were moved to the summit, where it this new attraction. From Saturday, In this sense, both Viladomat and ted to congratulate the promoters of by the promoters of the initiative, has finally remained installed. the viewpoint will be free for all tho- the Consul General of Ordino, Jo- the initiative and put it as an exam- on the one hand pays homage to The presentation of the viewpo- se who go there on foot, while there sep Àngel Mortés, indicated that it ple of the «diversification that ski re- the solar mountain of Arcalís, whi- int also helped the co-authors of the will be two prices, as Viladomat re- should serve to promote overnight sorts do to promote the summer sea- le, on the other, it also represents project, the civil engineer Sergi Ri- called, depending on whether you stays both in the parish and in the co- son» and was convinced that the in- the wheel of a bicycle, remembering ba, and the architect Antoni Ribe- take two widgets, 20 euros, or one, untry. «What interests us is that they frastructure will help to «increase that the station has been the final raygua, to explain their experien- 14 euros. H www.elperiodic.ad WEDNESDAY, 7 JULY 2021 el Periòdic News 2 MANDATE BALANCE Vallnord and the Carroi peak cable car are the focus of the village meeting The station is expected to have losses of seven million euros and a debt of more than 11 million this year COMÚ DE LA MASSANA/EDUARD COMELLAS EL PERIÒDIC ESCALDES-ENGORDANY @PeriodicAND he delicate and complex eco- nomic situation that the Valln- ord-Pal Arinsal station is cur- Trently experiencing due to the health crisis and the possible construc- tion of the cable car from the peak of Carroi to Pal were the focus of the town meeting in La Massana that was held yesterday. As for Vallnord, the consul general, Olga Molné, said that the corporation wants it to continue to be the engine of the parish, as without the station «the whole economic sector is harmed, as has been shown during the months of confinement in neighboring countri- es”, and for this reason work is being done intensively on the roadmap, as well as an imminent change of owner- ship of EMAP. At the moment, nothing is closed and, according to Molné, «se- veral scenarios» are being studied that will be presented next autumn in anot- her meeting that will have to determi- ne the future of the season. The change in model, however, will have to inclu- de essential investments to increase the number of skiers: “Since 2013, dif- Molné claims that the heliport in La Caubella is necessary and is the best location «In every sense» The consuls of La Massana, Eva Sansa and Olga Molné, at the village meeting. ferent actions have been taken to im- ly linked to a parallel widening of up OLGA MOLNÉ Vella to La Caubella, where the natio- prove the management of the resort to 90 kilometers of slopes that could CÒNSOL MAJOR DE LA MASSANA nal heliport will be located. In this sen- and sometimes we have even had be- cost between 25 and 30 million euros se, Molné stated that no town in Mas- nefits, but they have not been enough and increase the number of ski days to «The season is slowly aging and we sana will be affected. «We all know we to keep it competitive or to be a leader. 150,000. In addition, as Sansa pointed need a national heliport to have effici- The season is slowly aging and we out, “it would be at zero cost for the need to turn it around so that it is what ent transportation and to boost the pa- need to turn it around so that it is what Massana corporation, as it is the capi- rish’s economy and tourism. La Cau- we all want and deserve” acknowled- tal that would be in charge of technical we all want and deserve» bella is the best location in every way, ged Molné. The consul recalled that maintenance and the contribution so «said the consul general, noting that this year Vallnord-Pal Arinsal is expec- that the use of the cable car would be acoustic and measurement studies ha- ted to close the year with a loss of seven free for skiers and bikers”. EVA SANSA ve been carried out to ensure that the million euros and a debt of more than However, both consuls assured MINOR CONSUL OF LA MASSANA installation will not be a nuisance for 11 million. Thus, in the opinion of the that, when the time comes, several residents. La Massana municipality, in order to economic impact studies will be com- «[The cable car] would be at zero cost Finally, and as for another of the reach an optimal situation, the station missioned in the parish and once all main concerns of citizens, Sansa re- faces three major challenges: econo- the information is available, a mee- [for La Massana municipality], as it is the ported that work is being done to eli- mic ones that, “yes or yes”, go through ting will be held so that, later, everyo- minate the retentions that form every a new shareholding form with one or ne who wants to vote in a popular con- capital that would take care of everything» day in the center of La Massana and more partners; strengthening leaders- sultation with knowledge of cause. If with this will are restructuring the pe- hip in the world of cycling and the en- the result is negative, Molné said that destrian crossings, s has enabled an vironment, as it must be “a sustainable the project will be carried out from An- underground passage, the double la- station”, as contemplated in the Hor- dorra la Vella to the peak, where a res- ne is being built at the Anyós rounda- titzó 2040 project of the municipality. taurant and a major tourist attracti- bout and the timetables of the French All this, according to Molné and the on will be installed, “but the capital school have been modified to avoid the minor consul, Eva Sansa, would be ea- would no longer be at the foot of the collapse caused by parents who pick sier with the arrival of a cable car that slopes”.

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