The joy has returned to the mountain counties, after almost two years of low rainfall. Only in Aran, the storm had downloaded nearly a meter of fresh snow, assured neighbors in the valley.
"Easter is going to be optimal. We knew that the fall in March, tourists would prefer the mountains to the beach, but now, with this snowfall, the prospects for the tourism sector are very good," explained the president of The Federació d'Hostaleria Lleida, Juan Antonio Serrano. The ski resort Vaquèira Beret (Vall d'Aran) estimated that, among the next 20 and March 24, hotel occupancy in the establishments located at the foot of the slopes can exceed 90%, according to the director of Communication of complex winter Roberto Buil.
Easter will be the culmination of a season of snow described as "acceptable" by the business sector, who were able to salvage Christmas thanks to the low temperatures of the previous days had enabled them to produce snow cultivated. Two snowfall almost consecutive 3 and January 11, left thickness sufficient to ski until February. "The truth is that the heat of the last few days had left us with a snow very fair," admitted Buil.
The storm forced yesterday to close three rural schools and eliminate Lleida preventively several lines of school buses, which left school to 318 students. Late yesterday, the Catalan Trànsit remained closed to traffic ports Coll de Pal (Berguedà) and Bonaigua (between Vall d'Aran and Pallars Sobirà), as well as access to the stations of La Molina (Cerdanya) and Rasos of Peguera (Berguedà). Moreover, imposed the mandatory use of chains for driving on two dozen roads in the area.
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