Please note that there is a charge for rescue services.
Check your insurance before setting off on the pistes.
Safety
Rescue in the ski area
Because safety is a priority, Tignes does everything it can to provide a safe and secure ski area for everyone, every day.
In France, you have to pay for ski rescue services. Although ski patrols are obviously called out as soon as the alarm is sounded after an accident, make sure you check your insurance before you hit the slopes! The cost of rescue services can quickly escalate (helicopter intervention, provision of special care, etc.). So, while you may already have insurance covering you for this type of accident, take the time to check all this before an accident occurs. Note that accidents don’t just happen to other people!
If you don’t have insurance to cover your skiing, don’t panic. You can take out insurance when you buy your ski pass (online or at the ticket office).
Ski patrollers
104 Impasse de la Marlière
73320
Tignes le Lac
The Tignes piste management service
- In winter: open 7 days a week from 08:30 to 17:30
- Summer/autumn: open Monday to Friday, 20:30 to 12:00 and 13:30 to 17:00
Role of the ski patrol
The 58 ski patrollers in Tignes enable you to have fun on the slopes in the safest possible conditions. All are certified and hold a Emergency first aid diploma. At all times, they are equipped with the following:
- First aid kit
- Radio
- Essential items for locating avalanche victims: avalanche transceiver, snow shovel and probe
The ski patrol service can also inform or advise you. Don’t hesitate to go see them at ski patrol stations located at the top of each sector.
Specialized training
- Powderman: trained in the intentional triggering of avalanches using explosives
- Weather observer: responsible for reporting precipitation, snowfall, snow depth and significant weather indicators
- Canine avalanche responder: works with a trained dog and trains regularly in the rescue of avalanche victims
Ski patrol coordination
Based at ski patrol headquarters, they gather information enabling ski patrol dispatch.
In instance of an accident
If you witness an accident, notify the rescue service and provide as many details as possible:
- Location of the accident
- Name of the run
- Nearest marker number
- Side of the run (to the left or right, sloping upward or downward)
- Type of injury
Ils pourront ainsi se rendre sur place au plus vite et avec le matériel adapté.
Did you know?
The resort is equiped with the Recco system. The rescue team carries detectors that send out a directional search signal, which is echoed by Recco reflectors worn by skiers
