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St François Longchamp Safety

Adaptez votre vitesse

Adapt your speed.

— Comply with the signs on each run.
Comply with recommendations and markings.
—Don’t get in anybody’s way at the start of a run
or at the junction of several runs.
—In the Lauzière area, don’t go beyond the ropes protecting the zone.
Respectez la faune et la flore

Throw all your rubbish into the bins provided.

Do not destroy the flora and fauna. Do not ski outside marked runs.

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.

 
  1. Put your rucksack in front of you otherwise you could remain caught when the lift arrives at the station.
  2. If you don’t get on properly, let the chair go without you otherwise you might find yourself hanging from the lift!
  3. Lower the guard rail otherwise you may fall off.
  4. Never jump off the chair, even when stationary! You may fall.
  5. If you can’t get off, stay seated and push the horizontal automatic stop with your legs.
Télésiège

On chairlifts:
5 safety rules
  1. Take off your wrist straps otherwise you may be caught on the pole.
  2. 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.
  3. If you fall, let go and move quickly away from the lift.
  4. 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.
  5. Move quickly away from the lift on arrival otherwise you may be hit on the head by another pole.
Téléski

On t-bars:

5 safety rules
  • Skiers need insurance!
    Ask at the ski lift cash desks if you want any information on insurance problems
  • All skiers must adapt their speed and behaviour to their own abilities, the general conditions of the slopes and the weather.
  • Skiers using signposted off-piste areas do so at their own risk.
Renseignements

Information on
insurance
(+33) (0) 479 59 10 38

To avoid these risks, ask for assistance from personnel and use the lifts with an instructor from the Ecole du Ski Français.
      
  Easy
  Moderate
  Difficult
  Very difficult
  Signposted footpath
  Piste Reception Chalet
(information and assistance)
  Piste reception (information and passes)
  Leisure area
  Mountain restaurant
  Parapente
  Snow cannons
  There is a directional arrow at the top of each run
  Along each run, there are coloured markers indicating the right direction
  To help you keep your bearings, there is a numbered circular marker every 100 metres, with the colour and name of the run.
  Nets or ropes indicate difficult sections.
  At the top of each sector, piste personnel provide all the information you need for a successful run.
     
  Limited These flags indicate the avalanche risk off-piste. For further information, contact piste safety personnel.
  Significant
  Maximum