• Take out an insurance, first aid services aren't free of charge.
   
• Obtain the weather forecast and information about the slopes (opening, closing ...)
   
• Get and keep a piste map in your possession.
   
• Eat and drink well-balanced for effort in the mountains, in the sun and in the cold (protect yourself with sun cream).
   
• Make sure your equipment is right for your level, maintained and well ajusted. Protect yourself (helmet for children, gloves, sunglasses).
   
• At the ski lifts, take notice and respect the regulations indicated at departure of each device.
   
• Off piste : do not go off piste without being informed (avalanche risk, route) or assisted by a mountain professional.
   
• As for every sport, practice makes perfect. Learn the technique.
   
• Physical preparation and warming up : balace your effort, ski at your level.
   
• Smile, relax, you are on holday. The mountains are a beauty spot.

How to use the ski lifts
 

Don't forget : consider safety measures at all times, your imprudent action may endanger other people.

On the chair lifts, respect 5 safety measures
 

• Place your backpack  in front of you! You could get stuck at arrival.
   
• If you have a problem at set off, let the chair go ! You could get stuck in the air.
   
• Lower the safety bar ! You could fall off.
   
• So never jump of the chair, even in halt ! You are always higher than you think you are.  
   
• If you can't get off the chair, remain seated ! The lift will stop automatically as your legs touch the safety catch.

On the draglifts, respect 5 safety measures
 

• Remove the straps from your wrists ! You could get stuck to the bar.
   
• Do not slalom on the way up and hold on to the bar untill arrival ! The cable could go off the rails and that may injure other people who are going up.
   
• If you fall, do not hold on to the bar ! Let go of the bar and clear the track as quickly as possible.
   
• At arrival, let go of the bar after the signpost ! If you surpass the arrival area, you will activate the automatic halt. 
   
• Clear the arrival area as quick as possible ! The next bar could bumb into your head.

Slope signposting	Avalanche risk signposting