Reflexes to adopt for skiing

While the winter holidays started with Area C on Saturday 10 February 2024 and some holidaymakers are joining the winter sports resorts, find all the information on the ministry's website on the prevention of accidents in the mountains in the framework of winter sports.

The site sports.gouv.fr informs you about the good reflexes to adopt to ski safely:

• the safety tips on and off the slopes (signage, avalanche hazards, freestyle areas, snowshoes, ski touring...);
• the instructions for children explained in a playful and educational way (educational games, games of the 7 families to cut, security quizzes, tip sheets for sledding, skiing, prevention clips...);
• the physical preparation (warm up before exertion, prepare muscles and stretch well, also make sure to adapt track choices and speed to your physical condition);
• the material (helmet, goggles, sunscreen, wearing ice caps to reduce the risk of falling...);
• the marking and signaling on runways (opening and marking of green, blue, red and black runways, off-runway).

A prevention campaign on the trails

The Ministry of Sport and the Olympic and Paralympic Games reminds us of prevention advice through several initiatives:

• The multiplication of signs on the pylons of the ski lifts "Control your speed", "Watch out for other skiers", "Stopping, go to the edge of the track" and "Listen to professional advice";
• Promotion of the prevention video made with the world ski champion Julien Lizeroux on social media and on-station screens;
• The broadcast in February and March 2024 on the French TV channels of two programs of the magazine Consomag devoted to good reflexes on the ski slopes and to the prevention of the risk of avalanche. These videos are complemented by footage of “La minute preventif” produced by Consomag and shared on social networks throughout the winter, on rules for skiing safely and off-piste recommendations;
• The Practice winter on the ministry's website, bringing together all the communication tools on prevention when practicing sports and leisure activities in the mountains, such as Memento of good practices of sport in the mountains and educational videos.