Regardless of how you enjoy your snow sport, always show courtesy to others. Be aware that there are inherent risks in all snow recreational activities that common sense and personal awareness can reduce. These risks include rapid changes in weather and surface conditions, collisions with other people, and natural and artificial hazards such as rocks, trees, stumps, bare spots, lift towers and snow making equipment.

1. Know your ability. Always stay in control. Be able to stop and avoid other people or objects.
2. Take lessons from qualified professional instructors to learn and progress.
3. Do not stop where you obstruct a trail or run or are not visible from above.
4. When entering a trail or run or starting downhill, look uphill and give way to others.
5. Always use proper devices to prevent runaway equipment. Ensure your equipment is in good condition.
6. Avoid people ahead of you - they have right of way.
7. Observe all signs and warnings. Keep off closed trails or runs and out of closed areas.
8. Before using any lift you must have the knowledge and ability to load, ride and unload safely.
9. Do not ski, snowboard, ride a chair lift or undertake any other alpine activity, if drugs or alcohol impairs your ability.
10. If you are involved in a collision or witness an accident, alert Ski Patrol, remain at the scene and identify yourself to the Ski Patrol.

FAILURE TO OBSERVE THE CODE MAY RESULT IN CANCELLATION OF YOUR TICKET BY THE SKI PATROL OR OTHER AUTHORISED PERSONNEL.

Additional measures you can undertake to reduce your risk of requiring the services of the Ski Patrol

include:

• Optimise your physical fitness. Fitter people enjoy skiing more and have far less injuries
• Make sure you eat well both prior to and during skiing - many skiers get injured due to fatigue that could have been avoided by a rest and a meal
• If you are tired, have a rest. Fatigue = Injuries and accidents
• Familiarise yourself with the local Ski Patrol uniform - at Mt Buller it is royal blue with a yellow Maltese cross -and the location of the Ski Patrol base and Medical Centre
• Subscribe to the Ambulance Service - a trip to Mansfield or Melbourne can be costly
• If in a group, carefully arrange, and stick to, meeting times and places - especially at the end of the day
• The Ski Patrol Badge (worn on the sleeves and backpack of patrollers at Mt. Buller)