Downhill skiing requires a clear head and quick reflexes; being intoxicated can adversely affect both of these things. Skiing is fun, but it can also be deadly.When it comes to actually setting legal boundaries on skiing while intoxicated, policies vary dramatically from country to country. In a recent article for The Local, Amanda Previdelli noted that - unlike some of its neighbors - Austria has no laws on the books specifically prohibiting skiing while inebriated.
With the growing number of armed conflicts and incidence of terrorism worldwide, many countries have introduced provisions for withdrawing the citizenship of a person on the basis of national security grounds. Over a third of countries, including many European ones, can now strip a person of their citizenship when their actions are seen as disloyal or threatening to state security, the report says, and the trend has been expanding.