Rules and instructions of SKIREGION.CZ

Skiing rules

On ski slopes you can see:

1. Enter and ski on ski slopes only on ski or snowboard.
2. When skiing, behave in such way so that not to endanger yourself or another user or not to cause anyone harm or damage.
3. Choose the difficulty of ski slope according to your ability (blue, red, black ski slope).
4. Adjust the speed of skiing to your abilities and possibilities, technical equipment, current physical fitness and state of health, terrain and actual state of the running track, snow and wind conditions, visibility and density of operation on ski slope.
5. Be cautious when driving at typical dangers, including: edges of downhill slopes, uneven terrain, trees, rutted terrain, variable or restricted snow height, information bars with indicators, maintenance of slopes, covering of slopes with technical snow and repair works. Do not unnecessarily stay on track, do not crowd.
6. Do not enter or cross ski slope unless you make sure it is free.
7. You can overtake other skiers from any side but always in sufficient distance. Overtaker is responsible for the safety of riding.
8. Pay special attention in narrow places. Do not stop in such spots. If you fall down, leave the space immediately.
9. Keep appropriate distance from dangerous places, specially marked with warning signs or barriers.
10. If you encounter an injured person, you are obliged to provide first aid and report the injury to the Mountain Service. Telephone contact to the Mountain Service in Rokytnice n. J. is (+420) 481 523 781, (+420) 606 157 931, (+420) 606 157 932, in Harrachov (+420) 481 529 449, (+420)602 448 334, in Paseky n. J. and Rejdice

(+420) 724 251 881. 11. It is forbidden to ride off track on ski-lift – risk of falling of the cable haul line and of serious injury. 12. Any adjustments on ski slopes (jump, gate etc.) are forbidden. 13. Ski slopes are closed from 16:30 to 8:00 of the following day – maintenance of tracks. Risk of injury!!! (With the exception of slopes for night skiing). 14. Skiing outside of ski slopes is strictly forbidden and will be considered a serious violation of transport regulations which is subject to penalty in the form of fine or exclusion from transport (blocking of ticket). 15. Protect nature of the Giant Mountains, respect marking of ski tracks, signalling on ski tracks and instructions of workers authorised for surveillance on the tracks (employees of operator, Skipatrol, Mountain Service, KRNAP).

Instructions of operators of chair-lifts and ski-lifts in SKIREGION.CZ

1. During entry, transport and exit, the passengers are obliged to behave in such way so that not to endanger their own safety and safety of other passengers.
2. By purchasing a ticket and using the right for transport the passenger undertakes to respect contractual transport conditions, instructions for passengers, instructions of transport facility and instructions in the form of signs (pictograms).
3. Passenger is obliged to present the ticket for control on request to workers of transport facility.
4. Compensation for unused fare is provided in case the capacity of transport facility decreases by more than 50% for longer than 1.5 hours. There is no compensation provided for lost tickets and in case of worsening climatic conditions.
5. Every user entering skiing tracks moves there at his/her own risk and must behave in such way so that not to endanger himself/herself or another user and not to cause any damage. Doing so he/she must respect the rules of safe movement on ski tracks.
6. It is forbidden to enter and ride to ski tracks during mechanical maintenance of track and outside specified operating hours.
7. Binding rules, instructions and conditions for using transport facilities and ski tracks are published on ticket offices and available at operators. Operator reserves the right to exclude from transport participants who do not observe them, especially in case of riding outside the marked ski tracks.
8. Every transported person must have a valid ticket.
9. Children’s ticket is valid for children from 4 to 13 years of age.
10. Information on discounted tickets is available in ticket offices. Passengers must present respective document when purchasing a discounted ticket in the ticket office.
11. Ticket offices are open fifteen minutes before the beginning till the end of operating hours, selected marked ticket offices 30 minutes after termination of operating hours of ski-lifts and chair-lifts.
12. Tickets are not transferable.
13. Points missing to the number of points needed for dispatch are automatically deducted from the following point-based ticket. The turnstile does not allow passing with insufficient number of points – keep track of the number of points. Validity of point-based ticket is one season.
14. Multiple-day or point-based tickets in some resorts is issued in the form of a chip card. The card is provided against deposit of CZK 100. The deposit is returned when undamaged and functional chip card is returned in any ticket office connected to the system of common ticket.
15. Visitors to the resort can ask for any ticket on pricelist in the form of a chip card in marked ticket offices.
16. Chip cards are „contactless” – they are not inserted into a scanning device during passage. We recommend to keep the cards separately in a pocket on the left side.
17. Do not keep chip or magnetic cards near the source of magnetic field (e.g. mobile phone), do not expose the card to excessive heat.
18. All season tickets must have a photograph of the ticket holder and are not transferable.
19. Payment for tickets by payment card must be announced in marked ticket offices in advance.
20. Use the possibility of advance-sale of day and point-based tickets.
21. Owners of tickets are obliged to present tickets on request for control to workers of the sport premises, SKIPATROL guards, workers of TES KRNAP, bodies of the Police of the Czech Republic or City Police.
22. In case of violation of transport and business conditions the operator is entitled to exclude the ticket owner from transport.
23. It is not recommended to visitors with implanted cardiostimulator to stay long near the turnstiles – sphere of influence of electromagnetic fi­eld.
24. Use of snow and terrain vehicles in the ski resort by subject other than operator of the ski resort is allowed only with previous approval of the operator of the ski resort.