The timing of the latest postponement sparked outrage among business owners and politicians.
INTERNATIONAL NEWS - It s so frustrating! They are having a laugh, vented skier Matteo Morsia, after the long-awaited reopening Monday of Italy s resorts was postponed at the last minute over fresh coronavirus fears.
The 27-year-old travelled 200 kilometres (120 miles) to the Italian Alps from Milan to take advantage of the first day of skiing this season - only for the government to announce on Sunday evening that they could not open.
Morsia claimed a refund for his ski pass and returned home, but for those running the Cima Piazza Happy Mountain resort in Valdidentro, near Bormio, there is no such easy fix.
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