According to Suva, the effects of snow sports accidents are considerable. This not only affects accident victims, but also companies and work teams, who have to compensate for almost 827,000 working days lost each year.
06.02.2026, 11:46
06.02.2026, 13:25
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In an analysis published on Friday, the Swiss Accident Insurance Fund (Suva) showed that there is a clear age difference in the duration of incapacity to work.
After an accident, snow sports enthusiasts between the ages of 45 and 54 would be absent from work the longest. While accident victims between the ages of 15 and 24 take an average of around 21 days off work, this figure is around 27 days for 55 to 64-year-olds.
While the number of winter sports accidents has only risen slightly in the last 15 years (+6%), the number of compensated working days has risen sharply at the same time (+16%). "Today, people are absent from work much longer after snow sports accidents than in the past," concludes Suva.
The accident insurer attributed this development to the demographic changes of recent years: according to Suva, the proportion of accident victims over the age of 44 has also multiplied in the last 15 years.
Suva records around 35,000 accidents per year. The cause is a lack of preparation, overtiredness or overestimation of one's own abilities.
