"I can't find my skis"

Series of accidents on the slopes: Alcohol increasingly involved

Après-ski with moderation and purpose! If an accident occurs after consuming alcohol, no insurance will cover it.(Bild: karegg)

The Styrian emergency services are currently in constant use: several skiing accidents occurred in the Schladming vacation region alone at the weekend in a very short space of time. One guest was so drunk that he lost consciousness. Yet stricter rules have long been in place in the popular winter sports region.

"I can't find my skis!" or "My friend is waiting for me at the Tenne disco". It is alarm texts like these that the piste and mountain rescue services are receiving these days. The fact that too much alcohol and winter sports do not go together was demonstrated once again last weekend. In the Planai/Hochwurzen/Reiteralm region alone, 13 - in some cases extremely - critical incidents were recorded on Friday and Saturday.