Ski prices rise: Schärdinger defy the inflation on the slopes!

Ski prices rise: Schärdinger defy the inflation on the slopes!

Schärding, Österreich - The ski season started in Schärding, but with a painful price increase. Lift cards and arrival have become massively more expensive, which many skiers unsettled. Walter Haas, chairman of the Skic club Schardenberg, reports that the interest in skiing among the approximately 1,300 members is still high. Nevertheless, the ski clubs also feel the rising costs. Hannes Ahörndl from the ASKÖ Schiklub St. Florian am Inn, who counts 700 members, explains that they try to cushion the inflation through sponsorship what makes it easier and cheaper for their members. Children under the age of 15 can even ski for free. Despite the higher prices, the children's ski courses are blooming because parents tirelessly invest their children's ski training.

rising costs and effects

The prices for the school week also rose this year, to 435 euros, which means ten euros more than in the previous year. Directors like Brigitte Reisinger from a high school in Schärding also notice that the number of beginners increases, which brings with it: Instead of two, only one ski course could be offered in the future to save costs and resources. This development comes into focus at a time when sustainability and the climate crisis are becoming more and more focused on.

To loosen up the mood on the slopes, social get -together in the ski huts is part of the culture. Different apres ski drinks such as the well-known "hunter bomb", consisting of Red Bull and a shot Jägermeister, or the "Bombardino", a mixture of hot milk, brandy and egg liqueur are offered. These drinks are in demand and give the winter evenings on the slopes a festive flair and help to forget the high costs for lift cards at least for a moment, such as The ski amade reported.