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In the Sauerland and Eifel, many ski and toboggan slopes, parking spaces and driveways are also closed on weekends.
Although the big traffic chaos in the Hochsauerland did not repeat itself last weekend, one is preparing for a larger operation, said a police spokeswoman for the Hochsauerland district this Thursday.
As before, the district police will also be supported by the cavalry and riot police in order to be able to react to traffic problems and to support the regulatory authorities in complying with the Corona requirements and securing closed slopes.
Entry ban should be upheld
The city of Winterberg announced on Thursday that the ban on entering the winter sports areas would be upheld.
A corresponding general decree still has to be approved by the state, said a spokeswoman for the city.
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In Schmallenberg, too, closed slopes and parking spaces are intended to deter day-trippers from rushing to the wintry landscape.
In the Eifel community of Hellenthal, the security services announced that they would continue to be present.
Several parking spaces are blocked.
Reichshof with its Blockhaus-Belmicke winter sports area in the Oberbergischer Kreis also referred to the 15-kilometer rule that is now in force in the Corona hotspot, which prohibits travel for leisure activities from further away.
Snowfall even in the lowlands
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Even if snowflakes could fall as far as the lowlands, the altitude remains a longing destination for those who are hungry for snow: According to forecasts by the German Weather Service (DWD), the existing snow cover will remain above 400 to 500 meters at the weekend.
A low ridge moving in on Sunday night would then bring new snow down to lower altitudes.
“At the same time, the temperatures are rising,” said a DWD meteorologist in Essen on Thursday.
"The possible snow in lower elevations is then quickly upset again."