The Piste X Code Quiz

Remind yourself of the rules of the mountain before your next ski or snowboard holiday.

Are you, your friends and family aware of the rules of the mountain? Take this quick quiz to see if you have a good understanding of mountain etiquette and safety while skiing and snowboarding. Please share this quiz with the rest of your ski group to make sure everyone understands the rules. You’ll have a much better holiday, we promise!

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Piste X Code Quiz

Test your piste safety and mountain etiquette knowledge...

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Who has the right of way on the pistes?

The downhill skier or snowboarder

The uphill skier or snowboarder

The youngest skier or snowboarder

The fastest skier or snowboarder

2 / 10

Which colour is the most difficult type of piste?

Red

Black

Green

Blue

3 / 10

When I'm skiing or snowboarding, I always make sure that I...

Lose control as often as possible. I love the adrenaline rush!

Can stop quickly and safely

Can go as fast as I can on beginner slopes

Can ski or snowboard in a straight line as fast as possible

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What should you do if you witness a collision on the pistes?

Confront the person that you feel caused the collision. They should be told how reckless they were!

Wait at the scene and give your details to the Pisteurs when they arrive

Contact the Pisteurs and then head off so that you are not in the way

Carry on skiing or snowboarding. They don’t need to be surrounded by lots of onlookers

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Where on the piste should you stop to wait for friends or family?

Stand in a visible spot at the side of the piste

Spread out across the piste so that you can be seen

Wait under the brow of the hill where you can’t be seen so that you don’t distract other mountain users

Wait in the middle of the slope where you are most visible

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When learning to ski or snowboard you should...

Take lessons and progress at your own rate. Take advice from ski instructors as to the best type of terrain for you to practice on

Try and figure it out yourself. It's not as difficult as it looks

Keep up with your friends. You don’t want to be the last one in the group

Challenge yourself on the hardest runs possible. You won’t progress unless you push yourself outside of your comfort zone

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When you see a group of children being led down a piste by an instructor you should...

Wait until there is a safe pathway leaving plenty of space around them

Cut through the middle of the group. It's really annoying that they take up so much of the piste

Cut down the side, even when the gap is extremely narrow. It's best to get past them

Ski as fast as you can past them. You don’t want to be held up by such slow coaches

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If a piste has a closed sign at the top of it, what does it mean?

You should not go down that piste because it has not been deemed safe

The piste hasn’t been groomed but we don’t mind a run that hasn’t been pisted

The piste will be a nice and quiet route to take

The piste has got lots of fresh powder on to enjoy

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When skiing or snowboarding in a large group it is best to...

Race each other using a ski app to track your speeds

All ski down together, spread across the piste

Take time over a boozy lunch and then ski back to the village as quickly as possible for apres ski

Ski down in intervals to an agreed meeting place at the side of the piste

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If you see a pair of skis crossed in the snow, what does this mean?

This is a safe place to stop

You can use them as slaloms poles to practice going around

This is a great spot for a selfie

There has been an accident and you should slow down, providing plenty of space as you pass

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