The mountain’s calling!

For accident-free skiing and tobogganing pleasure, please pay attention to some safety tips beforehand:

Make sure you have the right equipment

• Before each season you should have your skis and bindings inspected by an expert
• Wear your helmet! Those of you who have a brain - protect it. It is not just during skiing, many accidents, which involve the head, also occur while tobogganing.
• What is right for children can't be bad for adults. Adult skiers and snowboarders are just as prone to accidents as children. Set an example and always wear a helmet on the piste.

On the piste

• Get warmed up, since when your body is warmed up your muscles react faster, which means many injuries to ligaments and joints can be prevented.
• Do some playful exercises with your children, such as jumping jack or have a snowball fight. It’s a lot of fun and warms your body up
• Since the effect of the warm up disappears quickly after sitting or standing for a long time, you should do your warm-up exercises after your lift journey
• Take regular breaks. Accident statistics show a high correlation between the symptoms of fatigue, such as lack of concentration, and increased accident frequency.

You can also prevent accidents by adhering to a few piste rules:

• Always look up before you set off
• Don’t mistake a slope for a racing route
• Don’t leave the secure pistes
• Do not stand in a spot which is unclear
• Give slower skiers right of way
• Only go up/down the edge of the piste, and take a break
• Don’t drink any alcohol (it reduces your ability to react and causes you to overestimate your own abilities)

You can find other safety tips on this, and on other themes, at: www.optimal-versichert.net