Haute-Savoie. Would the feeling of insecurity spread to the mountains?

A recurring theme in the debates that drive French society, is the famous “feeling of insecurity” spreading from city streets to ski slopes?

“We have come to the conclusion that some customers actually feel a feeling of insecurity on the slopes,” says Frédéric Marion, general manager of Grand Massif ski areas (GMDS). Comments corroborated by Pierre Denambride, GMDS slopes manager, who explains that the vast security project was built on this observation.

“Behavior of skiers that can endanger other users, and especially beginners”

In the resort, this feeling would be due more to risky behavior than to a real desire to cause harm. Incivility observed by ski patrollers and management who noted “behavior of skiers that could endanger other users, and especially beginners. »

“Society is increasingly on edge on this subject,” notes Frédéric Marion. Especially since most of our customers are urban dwellers who live in environments where security issues are quite serious. » Thus, the security plan put in place by the station aims to meet this expectation, by avoiding using repressive means. For the moment, therefore, there are no drone radars planned to fine skiers who are hurtling down the slopes…