Workers stand on a Vlies fabric to cover the snow of a glacier at Stubaier glacier ski resort near Neustift im Stubaital, Austria, May 7, 2020. Picture taken May 7, 2020. REUTERS/Lisi Niesner
STUBAI GLACIER, Austria (Reuters) - With its season cut short by the coronavirus pandemic, one of Austria's most popular glacial ski resorts covered its glacier in protective fabric earlier than usual this year to help preserve it for a still uncertain reopening.
In a normal year, Austrian ski resorts stay open until April, by which time much of their snow has melted in the spring sunshine, making skiing less than ideal.
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