Schools and their class camps in particular are currently boosting occupancy at Swiss ski resorts, according to the Swiss sports association, Sportbiz. According to its report, by the end of October, a record of 287 class camps had already been booked through the Swiss snowsports initiative Go Snow - or 68 percent more than in the pre-Covid year 2019. A total of 13,811 teachers, students and counselors are on the participant lists, with partial support from municipalities and the Go Snow program. Some regions have also moved to making the school camps mandatory, the report said, whereas participation used to be voluntary. After all, skiing is a national sport and is also important for the national economy, it explains. The fact that something has to be done for the next generation has been known in Switzerland for a long time. Studies repeatedly show that many Swiss people are already forgetting how to ski. The 30-to-50-year-olds in particular are increasingly losing their interest in skiing and prefer spending their winter vacations on the beach.

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