Stock Photo - 23 November 2021, Saxony, Oberwiesenthal: Two walkers stand by the Fichtelberg suspension railway on the ski slope on the Fichtelberg. Saxony's lift operators are looking anxiously to the coming weeks. Although meteorologists are predicting frosty temperatures - ideal for firing up the snow cannons. But the dramatically high Corona infection figures in the Free State bring back bad memories of last year and the completely cancelled season. The ordinance, which is currently still in effect until December 12, does not permit any skiing operations. However, it is unclear whether the infection situation will have calmed down enough by mid-December to allow the lifts to open. Photo: Jan Woitas/dpa-Zentralbild/dpa. - Oberwiesenthal/Saxony/Germany