Follow These Top Tips Before You Hit The Ski Slopes
Follow These Top Tips Before You Hit The Ski Slopes
We've previously given you some ideas about the different types of ski resorts and accommodation available. This week we'll look at some of the things you should find out and do when you arrive at the resort before hitting the slopes.
Unwind and relax before hitting the slopes
Although every resort is different, there are some basic rules that will ensure your well-being and safety during your stay.
On arrival at the resort
Explore and familiarise yourself with the resort
Familiarise yourself with your surroundings
Take time to find out where everything is, from bars and restaurants, to some of the more important facilities and landmarks. Being familiar with your surroundings and knowing where everything is from the outset can save time and stress during your stay.
Find the nearest Pharmacy & Chemists
From headaches to hypothermia...be prepared!
From a simple headache to emergency medication and treatment trying to find the nearest chemist or pharmacy in an unfamiliar place isn't fun when someone's in pain or distress.
Make time to locate the nearest pharmacy to your accommodation and ensure that at least several others in your group also know where it is, including the quickest way to get there. If the resort has more than one pharmacy, it may be worth locating the other as a back-up plan.
Arrange a meeting point
Lost someone? Hopefully not for long.
Before heading out to the slopes, it's definitely worth getting the group around a piste map to identify and agree pre-arranged meeting points. These are invaluable if someone gets separated from the group and prevents the need for everyone to head out in different directions to find them.
Check Your Equipment
Do you have it and does it work? Check all your equipment boots and goggles to tissues and antiseptic hand wash.
Check you have all of your equipment with you
A pre-ski check list is always a good idea to ensure that you have everything to hand that you may need. In true Blue Peter style, here's one we prepared earlier: