Operating permit

In order to operate a ski slope, the operator must obtain an operating permit issued by the minister competent for traffic.

In order to obtain the operating permit, the ski slope operator must provide: 

• insurance against avalanches in avalanche-prone sections of the ski slope;
• protection next to precipices and other dangerous areas;
• protection around ski lift towers on ski slopes;
• order and protection of waiting queues in front of ski lift facilities;
• suitably prepared open ski slopes;
• marked borders of the ski slopes;
• warning and notification signs;
• a rescue and control unit;
• a telephone connection with the information centre; night-time operation if the ski slope operates at night;
• ski slope capacity.  

Furthermore, the operator must provide at least one supervisor who may, at the same time, serve as a rescuer provided that he is suitably trained and meets all of the required conditions.