Skiers venture off-piste at their own risk and are fully and personally responsible for their actions.
Off-piste areas can be totally unsuitable for skiing or snowboarding and very dangerous.
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- Put your rucksack in front of you otherwise you could remain caught when the lift arrives at the station.
- If you don’t get on properly, let the chair go without you otherwise you might find yourself hanging from the lift!.
- Lower the guard rail otherwise you may fall off.
- Never jump off the chair, even when stationary! You may fall.
- If you can’t get off, stay seated and push the horizontal automatic stop with your legs.
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On chairlifts:
5 safety rules |
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- Take off your wrist straps otherwise you may be caught on the pole.
- Do not slalom as you travel up the slope and keep hold of the pole until you reach the top otherwise you could derail the cable and injure other skiers coming up behind you.
- If you fall, let go and move quickly away from the lift.
- When you reach the top, let the pole go where indicated! If you go beyond the arrival point, you will set off the automatic shutdown mechanism.
- Move quickly away from the lift on arrival otherwise you may be hit on the head by another pole.
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On t-bars:
5 safety rules |
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- Skiers need insurance!
Ask at the ski lift cash desks if you want any information about insurance problems.
- All skiers must adapt their speed and behaviour to suit their own abilities, the general conditions of the slopes and the weather.
- Skiers using signposted off-piste areas do so at their own risk.
- Keep close to the orange markers along the crest of the mountain
- It is forbidden to ski on the lake (Lac de la Lande).
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Insurance information
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Moderate |
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Difficult |
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Very difficult |
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Signposted footpath |
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Piste reception chalet (information & assitance) |
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Piste reception (information & ski passes) |
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Leisure complex |
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High-altitude restaurant |
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Paragliding |
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Snow cannons |
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At the start of each run, you will find an arrow indicating the correct direction |
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Along each piste, there are coloured markers to help you find your way |
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To help you know where you are, there is a circular numbered marker every 100 metres, with the colour and name of the ski run. |
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Nets or ropes indicate difficult sections. |
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Piste staff at the top of each area can give you all the information you need for a good day’s skiing.
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These flags indicate an avalanche risk off-piste. Ask the Piste Safety staff for information. |
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Signifiant |
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