Piste

A ski slope in Austria ski slope, is part of a mountain, which is designed for skiing and snowboarding. A ski slope is usually created by the operator of a ski resort, the color-coded by difficulty and secured by nets and other measures. On the ski slopes are from the International Ski Federation ( FIS ) established rules of conduct, the FIS rules.

The operator prepares the slopes during the Skibetriebs with snowcats and ensures control by the emergency service.

The system of ski slopes greater scope also requires sufficient on traffic or tourist development by private transport or public transport.

In consideration of conservation and traffic management planned ski slopes a major contribution may be to prevent " wild " skiing particularly in the interests of the habitat protection.

The installation of the ski slope must not lead to irreversible damage to the environment, with the relevant provisions, are different restrictive depending on state law, especially for soil conservation. Damage to the turf generally lead to soil erosion. Outside of the ski season to the damage inflicted on the skiing of the environment, are eliminated, and where appropriate, the routes are changed. This is especially necessary when an over charge and thus actually unduly space occupied requires the regeneration of vegetation over the period between seasonal.

A slope can also be located in an indoor ski slope. To overcome distances are located next to or near the ski lifts, chair lifts and other means of transport.

Species

There are in addition to the groomed slopes and various special ski slopes:

  • Provide obstacle-free, not too steep " highways ", the ideal conditions for carving
  • Unprepared, but marked and secured against avalanches ski routes on which the safe off-piste skiing is possible
  • Uneven moguls
  • Particularly secure nursery slopes for beginners, usually through a special cable car opened up ( a practice lift ).

A ski slope is colloquially referred to as departure. The downhill on the other hand is one of the alpine skiing disciplines, which are carried out on a ski slope.

Marking

The trail markers ( runway marking) has:

  • Orientation function and
  • Backup function

A ski run is assigned a unique number in the rule and is marked by round signs with the number of slopes. In some ski resorts these numbers are missing, however, and the orientation is done by exit name. Here then are signposts at each bifurcation. The signs are colored according to the difficulty of the ski slope. Colloquially, the color of the marker often transfers to the ski slope, then one speaks at a blue-marked ski trail from a " blue run ". Often there is to distinguish between a marked area and the unsecured space a boundary in the form of circular plates that are colored half red and half green. These signs must always be crossed on the green side.

Marked ski runs are checked regularly and are protected with runway markings against atypical hazards. The preparation of ski slopes belongs not necessarily to slopes backup.

In atypical danger points is:

  • Notes
  • Markers
  • Snow banks
  • Barriers and / or
  • Nets

Pointed out.

Levels of difficulty (Alps)

How hard is to manage a ski slope for winter athletes, results from the consideration of the slope ( gradient ). The difficulty is increased by poor visibility and snow conditions. The levels of difficulty are defined in the standards DIN 32912 and ÖNORM S 4610 f as follows:

Easy ( blue): The ski slope has no more than 25% of the longitudinal and transverse gradient, except for short sections in the open. With appropriate width will also jokingly called Skiautobahn.   medium ( marked in red): The ski slope has no more than 40% of the longitudinal and transverse gradient, except for short sections in the open.   heavy ( marked in black ): The ski slope has more than 40% of the longitudinal and transverse slope.

In addition, very simple and flat slopes and beginner slopes are marked in many ski resorts in green.

In the FIS regulations the labels for the levels of black, red, blue and green are indicated. Especially in France slopes are also shown in green.

Levels in North America

The degree of difficulty is indicated by a system with color and shape symbol - here applies blue for intermediate slopes. The slope restrictions are strictly in the U.S. - a blue run will not contain cuts of more than 40% gradient.

Levels in Sweden and Norway

The difficulty arises from the consideration of the slope and is color-coded:

  • Green: Up to 9 ° (16%)
  • Blue: Up to 15 ° (27%)
  • Red: Up to 25 ° (47%)
  • Black: above 25 ° (47%)
  • Double Black = extreme, around 45 ° (100 %)

Special shapes

There are also sandy slopes, where is downhill. An example of this is the Monte Kaolino.

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