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Actually, the appeal to the German population was clear: People should have as few contacts as possible at Christmas and between the years and ideally stay at home.
The tense situation in the corona pandemic did not allow any exceptions for winter sports tourism - so ski lifts remained closed.
Nevertheless, the snow attracted a number of visitors and tourists to the German winter sports resorts - in some places there were traffic jams and groups were formed.
Especially pictures from the Ore Mountains, the Sauerland and the Black Forest caused displeasure and amazement on social media.
For example, the police in Oberwiesenthal in the Saxon Ore Mountains registered more than 100 violations of the Corona rules over the Christmas holidays.
The police said on Sunday that numerous people were on the move for no good reason.
On Boxing Day, 54, and on Boxing Day 52, were recorded for violating the Corona Protection Ordinance.
The police had also become aware of information from citizens.
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On the holidays, for example, pictures could be seen on social networks of how numerous people used the Christmas days to toboggan or take a walk in the snow on Fichtelberg - in some places crowded.
Saxony is in a tough lockdown due to the corona pandemic, exit restrictions apply.
Accordingly, the apartment may only be left for a valid reason.
In addition, there is a 15-kilometer radius around your own living area for sports or shopping.
From December 24th to 26th, only the contact restrictions were relaxed.
According to their own statements, the police had checked more and more parking lots in the past few days, for example on the Fichtelbergplateau and on Fichtelbergstrasse, and found numerous violations.
Traffic jams and traffic accidents in the Sauerland
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According to the police, Winterberg, which is wrapped in snowflakes, also experienced a rush of visitors on Sunday with traffic jams and a number of traffic accidents.
A police spokesman for the Hochsauerlandkreis reported in the evening that there were an extremely large number of visitors and traffic obstructions.
“Lots of people and little experience in handling the white splendor on the road,” he said.
There are still drivers who are not necessarily on the road with the right tires when it is snowing and freezing wet.
There have been a number of minor traffic accidents and also slightly injured people.
The WDR had reported that the city of Winterberg had asked all snow friends on their Facebook page in the afternoon not to travel to the area.
Long traffic jams formed and the parking lots were full.
The city wants to discuss further measures with the police and road authorities today.
Many people have already gone to Winterberg for a day trip over the past weekends.
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"Stay away from overcrowded destinations!"
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Traffic chaos and violations of the Corona regulation also occurred in the Black Forest.
Hundreds of people flocked to the Dobel community (Calw district) on Saturday for sleigh rides and hikes, as the Pforzheim police announced.
The parking lots were overcrowded and traffic jams formed.
Over 180 parking offenders received a fine.
The emergency services also addressed groups who did not keep the minimum distances.
In other places in the Black Forest, too, there were traffic delays, overloaded parking lots and wrong-way parking.
On Sunday, according to the “Pforzheimer Zeitung”, in consultation with the mayor, the police saw no other option than to block the driveways to the community.
Only residents and buses were allowed to pass the police checkpoints.
Anyone who had a sled in the trunk had to turn around again.
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The Pforzheim police appealed to citizens to adhere to the current contact restrictions: "Stay away from overcrowded destinations!"
In contrast to Germany, many ski areas are open in Austria - there were sometimes so large traffic jams at the weekend in bright sunshine that some pulled the emergency brake and blocked access.
The Bodental in Carinthia, which offers winter hiking and cross-country skiing, remained closed on Sunday after the rush on Saturday, as did the toboggan meadows in Semmering around 100 kilometers southwest of Vienna.
In Damüls in Vorarlberg, around 70 kilometers south of Lindau on Lake Constance, too large a crowd had to be broken up.
Fears of an "Ischgl 2" were loud - in the past year the popular ski resort had developed into a Corona hotspot, and the celebrations in the après-ski bars became super-spreader events.
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During this season, however, the ski areas in Austria are practically only open to residents. There is a ten-day quarantine requirement for those arriving from abroad, which discourages most tourists. In addition, the particularly effective FFP2 masks as mouth and nose protection are mandatory for all skiers over 14 years of age who use gondolas or lifts or have to queue.