FILE PHOTO: The sculpture of a skier is seen in the ski resort town of Baqueira Beret in the Val d'Aran, Catalonia, Spain, October 6, 2017. REUTERS/Vincent West
BARCELONA (Reuters) - The Spanish region of Catalonia will not relax coronavirus restrictions on Monday as planned because of worsening infection rates, officials said, prompting some ski slopes to postpone their opening next week.
The ski season has become a source of tension among European countries, with some allowing resorts to open and others, like France, banning it and planning border checks to stop people from crossing to ski.
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