Skiing Safety Foundation

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The Safety in Skiing Foundation (SIS) is a foundation under civil law with legal capacity. It was built on July 10, 1975 by the Friends of Skisports e. V./DSV aktiv and the German Ski Association eV On September 22nd, 1975 the Bavarian State Ministry for Education and Culture approved the foundation, which has since been recognized as a non-profit organization.

History and work

A high number of injuries among German skiers in the 1960s and 1970s was decisive for the establishment of the SIS. The goals of the SIS are therefore fundamentally geared towards the safety and health of all skiers in Germany. Therefore the DSV-Skiwacht is still a central point of the activities of the SIS. One of the most important achievements is the creation of rules for the behavior of skiers on slopes , which are also known as the “ten commandments of skiing” and were later adopted by the International Ski Federation FIS. In addition to safety, the foundation is also involved in issues relating to health and the environment in connection with skiing . For this purpose, research assignments and projects are funded that are related to the topics of ski law and environmental protection, but are also intended to shed light on medical questions relating to skiing. From such research, some essential working principles for the German Ski Association have arisen, including the DSV ski plans, the DSV environmental plan and the DSV health plan.

The SIS Board of Trustees is made up of representatives from politics, sport and business.

tasks

  • DSV-Skiwacht: Participation in the safety development of ski slopes, assistance in the care and rescue of the injured, assistance, education about nature and the environment, participation in the fight against avalanche hazards and the improvement of search methods, advice, prevention and services for winter sports enthusiasts. Approx. 270 employees look after 60 German ski areas (as of 2016).
  • Environment and sustainable ski sport development: Model and research projects to balance the interests of skiing with those of the environment. Recommendations for the expansion, condition, maintenance and for the environmental compatibility and safety of ski slopes, cross-country trails and competition venues. Guidelines for organizing ski competitions. Environmental management at major winter sports events such as the Nordic World Ski Championships 2005 , Alpine Ski World Championships 2011 and the Olympic application Munich 2018.
  • Communication and education: Preventive education about safety and correct behavior in skiing, information about safety and environmental compatibility requirements for the target groups of schoolchildren, ski students, teachers, ski instructors and trainers as well as the sports industry and sports retailers
  • Health: Projects and initiatives to promote the health aspects of skiing.
  • Safety-related development: Funding of projects for the development of the most accident-proof ski equipment possible with renowned research institutions, evaluation center for ski accidents (ASU Ski), development of accident prevention measures.
  • ASU control system: The evaluation center for ski accidents is the SiS control system. It provides information on the number and type of skiing accidents and is a guideline for the measures to be taken.
  • Disabled sports: implementation of snow sports activities with disabled people.
  • Sponsorship and organization of the DSV advisory boards: Advisory board for the environment and ski sport development, medical-scientific advisory board and legal advisory board.
  • Cooperation and exchange of experiences: with national and international associations, foundations and other organizations to promote skiing.

Funded model projects S

  • Rohrhardsberg project: Concept to guide visitors and improve habitats for capercaillie and hazel grouse on an area of ​​2000 hectares. Sporty upgrading of the cross-country ski trail network, construction of a new training and environmental communication center in a low-conflict area.
  • Altenberg project: Concentration of the cross-country ski run and public transport hub, sporty and ecological redesign of the cross-country ski trail network.
  • Johanngeorgenstadt project: Refurbishment of an abandoned residential and industrial area on the outskirts of the city, construction of a center for nature sports, environmental communication and tourism.
  • Project ski areas Sudelfeld and Nebelhorn: mixed forest reforestation to reduce snow drifts and the risk of avalanches and to stabilize alpine habitats.
  • Project visitor guidance and path renovation: New path concepts remove step damage to the sensitive vegetation in the slope area in the alpine ski areas Fellhorn, Hochgrat and Tegelberg and offer protection against erosion.
  • Project environmentally friendly development of ski sports facilities: The Safety in Skiing Foundation supports the expansion of ski sports facilities for grassroots and competitive sports under the aspect of sustainability and the implementation of environmentally friendly major sporting events.
  • ticket2nature: Award as a UN decade project. Use of digital media and practical offers, central educational content, cooperation, interactive learning CD
  • School sport concept of the German Ski Association for the recruitment of young talent both in the popular sport area and in the competitive sport area - cooperation model for school and ski club

financing

The SIS Foundation is set up as a self-help organization for skiing in Germany and fulfills its tasks in a free, private initiative from contributions from the ski athletes organized in the FdS as well as from funding contributions from sponsors, from publisher income and donations as well as the investment income of the foundation capital. In this way, the Safety in Skiing Foundation was able to generate 34.06 million euros in the 32 years of its existence and spend it on projects and measures. In addition to the ARAG insurance group (which brings in half a million euros annually for sponsoring the DSV Ski Guard), the Friends of Skiing (for skiing and the environment) are among the main sponsors of the SIS. In the 2007/2008 financial year, SIS had a budget volume of income and expenditure of around 1.4 million euros each.

Patrons since 1975

Web link

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ DSV-Skiwacht http://www.ski-online.de/stiftung-sicherheit/projekte/detail/dsv-skiwacht.html
  2. ↑ Fun & safety in the snow: The DSV aktiv Safety Days. January 28, 2020, accessed January 31, 2020 .
  3. ↑ February 9th 2017 3:16 pm: Down the slope with the Skitty Tiger. Accessed January 31, 2020 .