The tendency to get p***** on the piste by some UK tourists has been highlighted as reckless and life-threatening warns the Foreign Office this week. They aim to raise awareness amongst young Britons of the risks that come when high-altitude holidays are mixed with excessive alcohol consumption and it will involve the distribution of posters, fliers and beer mats in resorts such as Val d’Isère and Meribel. Ski holidays have been increasingly affordable over the past 10 years and winter resorts are becoming more popular as stag holiday destinations but over 30 Britons died on France’s ski slopes last year due to drinking at high altitude. A study published by the Foreign Office estimated a third of skiers and snow-boarders under 25 years of age had experienced problems abroad linked to a mix of altitude, adrenaline and alcohol.

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