Citizens in the Swiss municipalities Falera, Laax and Flims have voted overwhelmingly in favour of taking over the ski infrastructure of the Weisse Arena ski area in southeastern Switzerland. + Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox In all, 85.5% of Flims residents voted in favour of the project, with voter turnout at 67.7%. This followed a vote in Falera (93.2%), and Laax (93.2%). The clarity of the result is a clear vote of confidence in the authorities and the Weisse Arena Group, the mayor of Laax, Franz Gschwend, told reporters in Laax, canton Graubünden, on Sunday. Following the yes vote, the municipality-owned Finanz Infra AG will now take over the cable cars, ski lifts, buildings and cable networks of the Weisse Arena Bergbahnen. Project manager Adrian Wolf told the Keystone-SDA news agency that an attempt will be made to finalise this before the end of the year. However, a precise timetable is not available. Swiss mountain railway history The takeover is ...
