AVALANCHE TRANSCEIVER CHECKPOINTS
Never go off-piste without checking your avalanche beacon!
Snow is as light as cotton and it shines in the sun. You feel adrenaline in your whole body. It will be a great day!
In order for you to enjoy a perfect day away from the marked slopes:
- Be aware of the conditions (read carefully the "Advice" section below).
- Review the questions about your avalanche transceiver:
Is my avalanche transceiver working correctly?
Have I switched it on? Is it working properly?
Thanks to the avalanche beacon checkpoint stations, no need to remove 4 layers of clothing to find out. Pass the checkpoint and you will know right away if all the lights are green. Easy and safe!
Localisation
5 checkpoint stations throughout the whole Serre Chevalier ski area*. They are represented by specific icons on the piste map.
Free access to any holder of a valid pass.
Location*
MONETIER: top of Bachas chaiflift
VILLENEUVE: top of Casse du Bœuf chairlift / top of Clôt Gauthier chairlift / top of Vallons chairlift
BRIANCON: top of Prorel gondola
* Subject to changes.
Advice
Before going off-piste, contact the ski patrol to know the weather conditions and check the snow and avalanche risk report. And take the whole rescue gear (transceiver but also shovel and probe).
Awareness-raising activities
1) Avalanche victim search simulation
Rodolphe and Yoann, Serre Chevalier's first-aid workers and avalanche dog handlers, are offering avalanche search demonstrations in the ski area at the top of the Vallons chairlift on the Villeneuve site during the winter holidays:
- Every Wednesday from 10am to 12pm during school holidays.
2) Rider Leader
The ski patrols also propose an awareness of the risks linked to off-piste skiing:
- every Wednesday of the winter holidays at 2pm at the top of the Vallons chairlift (meeting point at the first aid post).
Animations offered - without reservation.
All the information about safety on the slopes in Serre Chevalier