We’re all about making your trip unforgettable—carving up the pistes, dancing until dawn, and creating memories that last. To keep the good times rolling, there are a few essential safety guidelines to follow. These will help ensure that you, your fellow trippers, and everyone else on holiday stay happy, healthy, and safe throughout your trip.
Travel Insurance
Winter sports travel insurance is absolutely essential for ski or snowboard holiday's due to the high risks and costs involved in mountain environments. Specialised medical assistance is the most important cover as the risk of injury increases significantly while skiing or snowboarding.
The cost of medical treatment is significant: broken limbs and ligament tears often require mountain rescue, which can cost thousands, with complex hospital treatment abroad in private medical facilities.
If you need to purchase insurance, we have partnered with Covered2go, a trading name of Rush Insurance who are authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority. They offer a wide range of travel insurance policies at competitive prices so that you can have peace of mind whilst you are away with a choice of policies ranging from single trips and cover for winter sports, whilst an annual multi -trip option can save you both time and money.
With different levels of cover, Silver, Platinum, or Gold – you can choose the level of cover that best suits both your needs, and your budget.
If you would like purchase Covered2go travel insurance please click this link.
EHIC and GHIC
When you travel to an EU country you should have either:
a European Health Insurance Card (EHIC)
a UK Global Health Insurance Card (GHIC)
Your EHIC will remain valid until its expiry date, once expired the GHIC will take over.
An EHIC or GHIC is not a replacement for travel insurance. Wasteland Travel strongly recommend you have both a health insurance card and travel insurance, as there are limitations to the EHIC/GHIC.
When travelling in the EU and beyond, it is important you check that your travel insurance covers your current circumstances, including any medical conditions, as well as the activities you plan to do on you holiday. If you have an annual policy, make sure you check the Terms and Conditions and contact your insurance provider if you’re not sure.
Drink responsibility
Look after each other
Don't walk home alone
Always go out with a fully charged phone
Set up a WhatsApp group for the room to help safeguard keys.
Never leave your drink unattended
Clothing
Wear suitable clothing and footwear at all times. This includes coats/jackets to evening activities. not just on the mountain.
Ski responsibly
Check the weather in the morning
Wear a helmet and wrist protectors (if applicable)
Wear sunglasses or goggles
Wear sunscreen even in cloudy conditions
Always ski on designated open slopes only
Tell others where you are going if skiing alone
Never ski off-piste on your own
Never ski out of the ski area without a guide
Never adjust your equipment rental yourselves - always return to the shop for adjustments
Don't swap skis with your friends
Follow the ski code
The 10 FIS Rules of the Slope:
Respect Others: Don't endanger or prejudice other skiers/boarders.
Control Speed: Adapt speed to conditions, ability, and traffic.
Choose Route: The skier ahead has priority; choose paths to avoid them.
Overtake Safely: Leave ample space when passing.
Entering/Starting: Look uphill and downhill before merging or starting.
Stopping: Stop at the edge, not in narrow spots or blind areas; move clear after a fall.
Climbing/Walking: Keep to the side of the piste.
Respect Signs: Obey all trail markings and signs.
Assistance: Help at accidents.
Identification: Exchange names/addresses if involved in or witness an accident.
Behaviour
You’re not alone in resort, show respect for other people trying to enjoy their holiday.
It is illegal to drink in communal areas, including residences and on the streets. Having parties in your accommodation/apartment is not acceptable. Antisocial behaviour is not acceptable. Respect and listen to WLT reps and the staff from the residence. If they ask you to do something or be quiet, please listen.
New rules have been introduced across French ski resorts, prohibiting smoking in outdoor public spaces - this includes on the slopes, in lift queues and on chairlifts. Please ensure you are smoking in permitted places or dedicated smoking areas. Fines are being issued to those breaking these laws.
Wasteland Holiday Rules:
Shhh! After 22:00, keep it down—no loud noises in your residence or on the streets. It's illegal to make noise during those hours, and you may be charged if you are found guilty of this.
No drinking in the communal areas, residences, or on the streets. Parties inside residences won’t be tolerated
During your holiday should your behaviour be deemed unacceptable by either the WLT team or our suppliers, we reserve the right to action our warning procedure which can include, verbal and written warnings, monetary charges, requirement of an additional deposit and holiday termination.
Public nudity in any form is not acceptable and will be deemed anti-social behaviour.
If the residence has to hire extra staff because of bad behaviour, you'll be liable for any extra charges and it will be deducted from your damage deposit.
Wasteland Travel operates a zero-tolerance policy to all those who are found in possession of illegal drugs, any such persons will be reported to the relevant authorities/ unions and their holiday will be terminated.
We reserve the right to terminate the holiday of any passenger at any point in the event of unacceptable conduct which may cause damage, distress, danger, personal risk or severe annoyance to other passengers, employees, suppliers, property, or any third party. Our holiday responsibilities for any such passenger(s) may then cease, the perpetrators of any damage will be responsible for the full cost of repair or replacement and we will be under no obligation for any refund, compensation or loss which you or your party may incur. Termination of your holiday will include removal from all Wasteland Travel booked travel components, including but not limited to travel, accommodation, lift passes, events and hire.