It’s no secret that the ski domain of Pal Arinsal live hard times Despite the integration ofEMAP in Setap365 in December 2021, the tracks closed last year’s financial year with losses of 600,000 euros. To energize the station, the current majority is convinced that it is necessary to boost the scenic viewpoint from the top of La Capa.
The Consul Major, Eva Sansais cautious and claims that the attraction will be a “help” for a Pal Arinsalnot “the solution” to their economic problems. The representative argues that the municipality has “the obligation” to make the station viable because, if it were to close, “many people in the parish would be out of a job”. The viewpoint, he added yesterday during the plenary session, is the kind of attraction that tourists want to visit. The precedent of solar viewpoint of Tristainawith more than 400,000 accumulated visitors since it was inaugurated five years ago, would seem to prove that sansa. Why this success could not be repeated in the massana?
“It is an anthropized area integrated into the domain of the station, it is not a virgin peak”
The minority group in the common understands the need to energize Pal Arinsalbut he does not consider that the solution is to build the viewpoint. “We want to preserve our landscape and our peaks. The tourist is also looking for this Andorra in the wild We also have doubts about the feasibility of the project. What revenue will it generate? How many visitors will he have?”, he wondered Guillem Forné
Regarding the impact of the viewpoint on the territory, sansa he assured that “environmental studies” indicate that the best location for the infrastructure is the top of the Cape. “It is an anthropized area integrated into the domain of the station, it is not a virgin peak. There is a concrete structure, a bollard and a ski lift, and no more work will need to be done to install the lookout”, he explained.
Regarding the issue of numbers, the speech of the consul it was more vague. He reported that there is a business plan. However, he could not give concrete details about the plan when I baked and the reporters asked him for the details because he didn’t have it at hand at the time.
“We also have doubts about the viability of the project. What income will it generate?”
For all that, the minority group voted against awarding the project to the temporary union of companies formed by Locubsa and Desplom for 892,148.54 euros. With Seny he also criticized that the initiative has not been developed “taking into account the opinion of the population”.
A point of view that contrasts with that of the Minister of Tourism, Mònica Solé: “The scenic viewpoint will be within the ski domain, in an area where the resort already has a presence and infrastructure. And this gives us an opportunity: to give more life to the resort, expand the experiences we can offer and make it continue to be an attractive space also beyond the winter.”
COLLECTION OF SIGNATURES AGAINST
A collection of signatures driven through the platform Change.org asks to stop the construction of the new viewpoint projected a l’alto de la Capa, in La Massana. As of Tuesday, the initiative has 3,208 confirmed signatures. The request is addressed to the citizens and those responsible for the municipality of the massana and expresses concern about the impact that construction could have on the natural environment. The promoters argue that the mountains of the parish are a heritage that must be protected and preserved.
