Alarming numbers on the slopes

when drinking.

Twenty percent of skiers admitted to drinking more than four units1 for skiing down the side of a mountain. This has led to one in four is affected by drunk skiers. These people either admitted to falling over in the resort after participating in apr & 232; s ski, fall on the slopes or is hit by a skier who had been drinking.

Alarming, an incredible 41% of the more than 30 's in accordance with the accident are covered by their holiday insurance, regardless of the fact that it happened thanks to drinking alcohol.

The research also reveals her two core groups probably Slurp and skis; men and between 31-35 years old. Thirty-five percent of men drinking heavily and regularly on ski vacations, whereas more than one in four 31-35 year olds admitted to the same thing.

Steve Williams, head of travel insurance on Confused.com said: "the amount of people in our study who admit to drinking on the slopes is cause for concern. All travel insurance contracts include an exclusion regarding claims made as a result of alcohol consumption. Skiers must be made aware of the risk they take as drink when on vacation; insurers are fully of their right to refuse claims relating to alcohol, as it is reasonable to assume adequate care was not taken. "

Behavior on the slopes are also cause for concern. One in ten people have noticed an increase in aggression between slope users and drunk people using the slopes. In addition to these behaviors increases the amount of people on the slopes. Have 20% more skiers on the slopes, suggests that the long empty points are replaced by skiers (potentially) behaving badly noticed.

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