Terms and Safety
Marking – Signaling
Do not violate the warning and prohibition signs posted in the ski center that warn of upcoming dangers and above all never enter a piste, path or route marked “closed”. Consult the signs and never attempt to descend on unknown slopes, in forests, between the pillars.
The demarcation of our pistes has been done with signs, placed around the pistes, where the number, name, direction and degree of difficulty of the piste are marked through the corresponding color. Beginner learning platforms are considered green pistes. Those marked as blue are trucks with a slope of up to 25%, as red are those with a slope of up to 45%, as black are those with a slope of more than 45%.
Always follow the directional signs, consult the demarcation and skier marking signs and always stay within the demarcated area of the ski resort. Never bypass safety measures such as prohibitory signs, safety nets, hazard stakes and blocking ropes.
Apart from the marked open pistes, our center, although always willing to rescue, bears no responsibility in case of any accident.
Rescue
The rescue team is made up of experienced pisters – trauma carriers, who take care of the control and safe operation of the pistes every day, the observance of the rules of ski traffic, the care of accidents and the general mountain rescue in the center. The pisters constantly check the center’s open tracks. The last check is carried out right after the lifts close, so make sure you are always consistent with the centre’s opening hours. All accidents are transported safely to the center’s medical center, where they are treated by the medical staff, while emergencies are transported by ambulance to the nearest hospital in the area upon medical order.
Obedience to the instructions of the pisters is an obligation for every ski resort, while disobedience is a misdemeanor, because this is the only way to support the safe operation of the pistes and to avoid possible injuries. When on the slopes make sure you always follow the 10 FIS skiing rules and ski safely with respect for yourself and other skiers. In the event of an accident, report the incident as soon as possible to a pister or to the nearest lift station or doctor’s office or call 2332102025 immediately.
Avalanches
Avalanches are not a frequent and dangerous phenomenon for Greek ski resorts. However, the rapid spread of off-piste skiing worldwide should make us more aware of the dangers of avalanches. When the right conditions (height-snow type, temperature, wind activity, slope and orientation and slope) combine, then avalanches, small or large, are created on all mountains and in some cases can be fatal. In our ski center there is no history of avalanches, nevertheless after very heavy snowfalls analyses of the snow layers (snow-profile) are carried out and avalanche danger bulletins are issued according to the international E.I.DAVOS scale, which should be taken into account by everyone the ski slopes very seriously.
We remind you that off-piste skiing is done solely at your own risk and in case you ignore the warning and prohibition signs, you risk your life and the life of other skiers.
Within the limits of the responsibility of the ski center, any other outdoor sports activity during the winter, which endangers ski slopes and visitors, is prohibited, such as mountain crossing within the pistes, paragliding, mountain biking, four-wheel drive vehicles and ATVs, snowmobiles, snow bikes, etc. Skiing is only permitted with compatible safety equipment (skis, snowboards), while the use of sleds or snowmobiles is only allowed in the permitted area. For obvious reasons to avoid serious accidents, skiing is not allowed for people carrying children in backpacks.
Laying of pistes
Our aim is to always achieve the best possible layout, so that skiing fans can find wide, well-trodden, smooth, solid and safe pistes every day. The daily correct layering creates successive homogeneous, hard layers of snow, giving greater resistance to use and to temperature changes, thus contributing to the enjoyment and safety of the ski slopes and to the extension of the ski season. The paver machines are normally activated after the lifts have been closed and the skiers have evacuated the center, but in the event of continuous snowfall or breakdown or emergency rescue, then the exception is that they can also move within the center’s opening hours. Particular caution is required from climbers or ski-mountaineering users who may attempt to cross the slopes during hours when the center is closed and paver machines are operating.
Ski Pass
The lift pass is non-transferable.
In case of misuse, the lift card will be deactivated without compensation. The value of the card is not refundable in the following cases:
- Adverse climatic conditions
- Loss
- Damage
- Illness/trauma
- Power failure
- Force majeure
- Other provisions
Regulation
Regulation for the use of the ski resort facilities
*based on article 8 of ministerial decision no. 14015/2022, Official Gazette 3739/B/15-7-2022
- The use of the facilities is allowed with the corresponding ticket card which is personal, non-transferable and used according to the instructions given with the ticket, for which the prices are posted at the ticket offices. The operator of the ski center is not responsible for any loss of tickets or equipment of those using its facilities.
In case of bad weather during the opening time of the ski center three suspensions are given per hour (9am, 10am, 11am). If the bad weather continues, the operation of the ski center is permanently interrupted. In case of non-operation of the ski center due to bad weather and after the three suspensions have been given, the price of the issued tickets will be refunded.
- The use of the facilities is always done with care in accordance with the information signs and the instructions of the staff operating the ski center. In case of causing any damage to the facilities of the ski center, the culprit is punished according to the current legislation.
- The entry and use of the facilities is prohibited to persons who are clearly under the influence of alcohol or other related addictive substances.
- The ski center bears no responsibility for any accidents that are not due to its fault. The operator of the ski center, in the event of an accident within the controlled area, is obliged to immediately provide first aid and take care of transport to the nearest hospital.
- The use of the lifts is done with the instructions of the employees of the ski center. In the event of an elevator outage, customers remain in their seats until they reopen or until they are informed by the staff.
- The use of aerial lifts is prohibited for children under the age of 10 or under 1.25m. height if they are not accompanied by adults.
- The skier must know in advance which slopes he can use and at the same time consult the signs placed on them. Since the tracks present a different degree of difficulty, the relevant routes are marked with black, red, blue and green colors (black is the most difficult, green is the easiest).
- Skiers are required to have a braking component on their skis, and snowboarders must have installed a special safety strap.
- Skiers must go up from the edge of the piste, and are obliged to observe the signaling and the signs that show the danger.
Skiers must follow the marked traffic lanes and not remain on the mountain after the time the ski resort announces that it is closing.
- Skiers who wants to enter the piste must make sure in advance by looking up and down that they can do so without causing danger to themselves or others. Do not stop in the middle in blind or narrow parts of the track and never enter a closed piste.
- Skiers following another must keep a distance of at least four (4) meters and any overtaking must be done in such a way as not to endanger the previous or the following one.
The following skier is always responsible for any collision.
- Anyone involved or witness to an accident is obliged to report the incident as soon as possible to the Ski Center Management specifying in particular the name of the piste, the number of the piste plate and the type of accident.
- Visitors to the ski center are obliged to comply with the instructions of the staff.
Entry to the non-ski slopes is not permitted.
Visitors to the ski center must not pollute the premises. They must also be informed in advance about the conditions of access to the ski center and take the necessary measures as the case may be, e.g. anti-skid chains etc.
