- Good manners and a concern for other
skiers on the piste is largely common sense, but to encourage safe
behaviour and to help prevent accidents, the following code of conduct
has been formulated by the International Ski Federation. You should
treat it like you would the Highway Code.
- Consideration for others: you must ski
in such away that you put no-one else on the slope at risk of danger
or injury
- Control of speed and movements: you
must adapt your speed and movements to your own ability and to the
prevailing weather, terrain and snow conditions.
- Choice of route: if you are
approaching another skier from behind, you must choose your route so
that you do not endanger the skier in front of you
- Overtaking: you may overtake another
skier on the uphill or downhill side and from the right or from the
left, but you must leave sufficient room for the other skier to
manoeuvre. The skier in front of you always has the right of way
- Joining a piste and traversing: if you
wish to enter a piste or trail, or ski across a slope, you must check
beforehand that the slope is free of skiers, both on the uphill and
downhill side
- Stopping: except in an emergency, you
should avoid stopping in the middle of the piste, at narrow points, or
in places where you cannot be seen. If you fall, move out of the way
quickly
- Climbing a slope: if you are climbing
a slope, stick to the edge of the piste. You should avoid even this if
visibility is bad. The same applies to skiers who descend on foot
- Piste markers: you must observe all
signs, markers and instructions from the ski patrol
- Behaviour in accidents: in the event
of an accident, it is your duty to stop and help wherever possible -
also to guarantee that the rescue service has been notified and the
precise location of the accident given
- Identification: in the event of an
accident, you must give your identity, whether you are a participant
or a witness
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