Tyrol's school ski campaign: winter fun for all children in the country!

Tyrol's school ski campaign: winter fun for all children in the country!

In the coming winter season, a remarkable project will be started in Tyrol: the school ski campaign. This program enables children and adolescents to take part in skiing, regardless of their financial circumstances. The state of Tyrol has planned an investment of around 500,000 euros for this project.

On November 19, the school ski campaign was presented publicly. Schools in Tirol will soon receive information about registration so that the skiing days can be carried out from now on and by the end of the winter season.

uniform skiing days for all

Before that, the school kit only took place regionally. With the new approach it is possible that all schools in Tyrol can go on skiing. A common problem was that classes could not get to the ski areas due to logistical difficulties. This is now a thing of the past. Representatives of the ski schools have already had discussions to establish cooperation as part of the campaign.

"With an exemplary collaboration of cable cars, sporting goods trade, bus company and the educational directorate, the costs for pupils can be pressed enormously for the ski excursion," said Governor Anton Mattle.

In the past decades, the initiative of the Tyrolean cable cars have already experienced a ski day annually between 30,000 and 50,000 students. Despite the challenges of the weather conditions, Reinhard Klier, chairman of the specialist group of cable cars of the Tyrol Chamber of Commerce, is optimistic about a "solid" winter.

It is planned that the previous local tariffs will continue to exist, which is particularly important for children and adolescents. The focus is currently on the sports swimming and skiing to give young people the opportunity to be active.

The importance of skiing for tirol

"It is essential that our children and young people are enthusiastic about skiing. This is the only way to pass on their passion to the future guests of our region," emphasized Deputy Governor Georg Dornauer. He emphasizes how important this enthusiasm for tourism and the economy of Tyrol is. The strategy includes an investment in the country's tourist development.

In addition, there are specific advantages for schools: travel costs are funded once a year per school class. Up to 500 euros are made available for trips with a Tyrolean bus company in a ski region. As part of the new regulation, school groups can ski from the first to the ninth school level, while students from the 10th to 13th school level only have to pay 5 euros per day. In addition, an equipment loan is available for 8 euros per day, both for schoolchildren and for teachers.

The goal of this initiative is clear: to offer children and adolescents access to skiing and thus to strengthen the connection with the traditions and nature of Tyrol. These funding measures should contribute to strengthening sports and tourism country Tyrol in the long term.