Skiers in Tyrol: Dramatic falls and serious injuries!

Skiers in Tyrol: Dramatic falls and serious injuries!

On December 29, 2024, several ski accidents occurred in various ski areas in Tyrol, which caused great concern. At around 10:20 a.m., a 15-year-old German woman fell in the Silvretta Arena while she was on slope number 7. Due to a driving error, her skis started to lurch and she fell into the adjacent Velillbach. The teenager was found without a helmet and was rescued by the piste rescue team with mild hypothermia and an unspecified muscle injury to her right thigh and taken to a private clinic for treatment.

Collisions and serious injuries

At 1:55 p.m. there was another serious incident in Axamer Lizum: a 50-year-old man collided with a 60-year-old skier while losing control of his skis while turning to the right. The woman suffered serious injuries and was flown to Innsbruck Hospital with suspected vertebral fractures, while the man remained uninjured. Later in the day, around 3:50 p.m., a 16-year-old German skier also lost control on the black-marked piste No. 1 in Hochzillertal and crashed into a safety fence, resulting in injuries to his shoulder. After initial treatment, he was also flown to a hospital by helicopter.

These shocking incidents highlight the increasing dangers skiers face in the winter. Especially in popular ski regions like Tyrol, risky driving can have fatal consequences. At the same time, the figures from North Rhine-Westphalia show that skiers there also rely on well-groomed slopes. With 94 kilometers of slopes and a variety of lift systems, skiing is also very popular in this region. The Winterberg ski area in particular tops the list of the best ski areas and attracts numerous sports enthusiasts. The renowned platform for ski areas emphasizes that safety and good quality slopes are essential factors for carefree skiing fun, which also gives the incidents in Tyrol an additional dimension, such as skiresort.de reported.