Alpine Safety Rules
When skiing or snowboarding, it is important to be familiar with the Alpine Safety Rules. These rules, developed by FIS, are international safety standards and are prominently displayed throughout the facility for your safety. To reduce injuries, everyone must be informed about and follow the safety rules in our slopes and terrain parks.
Remember, safety first!
The 10 FIS Rules of Conduct
1. Respect for others
A skier or snowboarder must behave in such a way that he does not endanger or prejudice others.
2. Control of speed
A skier or snowboarder must move in control. He must adapt his speed and manner of skiing or snowboarding to his ability and the prevailing conditions of terrain, snow, and weather as well as to the density of traffic.
3. Choice of route
A skier or snowboarder coming from behind must choose his route in such a way that he does not endanger skiers or snowboarders ahead.
4. Overtaking
A skier or snowboarder may overtake another skier or snowboarder above or below and to the right or to the left, provided that he leaves enough space for the overtaken skier or snowboarder to make any voluntary or involuntary movement.
5. Movement in the slope
A skier or snowboarder entering a marked run, starting again after stopping or moving upwards on the slopes must look up and down the slopes so that he can do so without endangering himself or others.
6. Keep moving
Unless necessary, a skier or snowboarder must avoid stopping on the piste in narrow places or where visibility is restricted. After a fall in such a place, a skier or snowboarder must move clear of the piste as soon as possible.
7. Climbing and descending on foot
A skier or snowboarder either climbing or descending on foot must keep to the side of the piste.
8. Respect for signs and markings
A skier or snowboarder must respect all signs and markings.
9. Assistance
In accidents, every skier or snowboarder is duty-bound to assist.
10. Identification
Every skier or snowboarder and witness, whether a responsible party or not, must exchange names and addresses following an accident.
Other Safety Rules in the Ski Resort:
Outside Opening Hours:
It is strictly forbidden to enter the ski resort outside of opening hours due to the life-threatening dangers posed by ongoing construction work, including snow production and slope grooming.
- Skiing and Substance Use: The combination of substance use and skiing is particularly dangerous and is strongly discouraged.
- Safety Distance to Equipment: Please keep a distance from equipment used in snow production, such as hoses, cannons, and towers, as these elements can pose a risk.
Risks Related to Slope Grooming:
- Grooming Machines and Wire: Grooming machines use winches with wire to groom steep slopes under challenging snow conditions. The wire can be extremely dangerous for people in motion, as it may move unpredictably in various directions and at different speeds.
- Potential Danger from Wire: The wire can also break during use, which makes the grooming machin a possible risk during slope grooming.
Right to Expulsion:
- Violating the Alpine Safety Rules can lead to expulsion from the facility. Groomer machine operators have the right to ask guests to leave the area if they do not comply with the prohibition against presence.
- Staying in the ski resort outside of opening hours is prohibited. This can be life-threatening due to ongoing snow production and slope grooming. Alpine skiing involves inherent risks. Drugs and skiing do not mix. Violating alpine safety rules may lead to exclusion from the resort.
- Wear a helmet for your own safety!