09 January 2021, Saxony, Rugiswalde: Empty hangers hang at the Rugiswalde ski lift. Saxony sees no alternative to continuing a hard lockdown in view of persistently high infection figures. Photo: Sebastian Kahnert/dpa-Zentralbild/dpa

09 January 2021, Bavaria, Fischen: In the sunshine is a ski slope closed due to the Corona measures. From 11.01.2020 stricter rules apply for tourist trips because of the Corona pandemic Photo: Karl-Josef Hildenbrand/dpa

09 January 2021, Rhineland-Palatinate, Stein-Neukirch: Skiers and tobogganers ski on what should be a closed-off slope at the Salzburger Kopf in the Westerwald. Due to the risk of infection with the coronavirus, numerous winter sports areas have been closed off to avoid crowds. Photo: Thomas Frey/dpa

09 January 2021, Rhineland-Palatinate, Stein-Neukirch: Skiers and tobogganers ski on what should be a closed-off slope at the Salzburger Kopf in the Westerwald. Due to the risk of infection with the coronavirus, numerous winter sports areas have been closed off to avoid crowds. Photo: Thomas Frey/dpa

09 January 2021, Rhineland-Palatinate, Stein-Neukirch: Skiers and tobogganers ski on what should be a closed-off slope at the Salzburger Kopf in the Westerwald. Due to the risk of infection with the coronavirus, numerous winter sports areas have been closed off to avoid crowds. Photo: Thomas Frey/dpa

08 January 2021, Saxony, Sch?neck: The slope in the Sch?neck ski area is closed. Winter has the upper Vogtland firmly in its grip. The dreamlike winter landscape is still inaccessible for many visitors. In the Free State there is a restricted freedom of movement, which refers to a 15-kilometer radius. Photo: Hendrik Schmidt/dpa-Zentralbild/dpa

08 January 2021, Hessen, Willingen: A woman with a dog comes from the closed ski slope next to the cable car. In the winter sports resort, a ban on entering ski slopes and toboggan runs is in effect from this Friday due to the Corona pandemic. The ban was triggered by the situation last weekend: After the winter sports region Winterberg in neighboring North Rhine-Westphalia had closed slopes and parking lots, thousands of excursionists had swerved to northern Hesse. Photo: Uwe Zucchi/dpa

dpatop - 08 January 2021, Hessen, Willingen: A family with two children pulls their sledges up a slope on the outskirts of Willingen. Due to the Corona pandemic, a ban on entering ski slopes and toboggan runs will be in force in the winter sports resort from this Friday onwards. The ban was triggered by the situation last weekend: After the winter sports region Winterberg in neighboring North Rhine-Westphalia had closed slopes and parking lots, thousands of excursionists had swerved to northern Hesse. Photo: Uwe Zucchi/dpa

08 January 2021, Hessen, Willingen: A family with two children pulls their sledges up a slope on the outskirts of Willingen. Due to the Corona pandemic, a ban on entering ski slopes and toboggan runs will be in force in the winter sports resort from this Friday onwards. The ban was triggered by the situation last weekend: After the winter sports region Winterberg in neighboring North Rhine-Westphalia had closed slopes and parking lots, thousands of excursionists had swerved to northern Hesse. Photo: Uwe Zucchi/dpa

08 January 2021, Hessen, Willingen: An employee of the public order office stands in front of a closed ski slope. Due to the Corona pandemic, a ban on entering ski slopes and toboggan runs is in effect in the winter sports resort as of this Friday. The ban was triggered by the situation last weekend: After the winter sports region Winterberg in neighboring North Rhine-Westphalia had closed slopes and parking lots, thousands of excursionists had swerved to northern Hesse. Photo: Uwe Zucchi/dpa