There was an avalanche warning level of four – but a skier is said to have skied down a steep slope with his 13-year-old son. Dislodged such incredible masses of snow on the Schmittenhöhe in Zell am See: The avalanche was 300 meters wide and 800 meters long. He denied it to the end and filed a full appeal. The judgment is therefore not legally binding.
The then 44-year-old and his 13-year-old son managed to get out of the slope in time. They were not swept away by the masses of snow and remained uninjured. Members of the piste and mountain rescue team brought the two Viennese people out of a ditch and back onto the piste. However, when identifying themselves, according to the police, the holidaymaker was very unreasonable about the Alpine dangers and downplayed the situation. The Salzburg public prosecutor’s office now accused him of behaving recklessly and thereby endangering the life of his son (who is under criminal responsibility, note) and of other people – such as emergency services. The penalty range would be up to three months in prison or a fine of up to 180 daily rates. The 200 euro fine now imposed is made up of 50 daily rates of four euros each.
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