New Standards for Ski Run Lengths
No more taking the piste with exaggerated lengths
The FIANET (International Federation of Lift Operators) have called for a new standard for measuring the length of ski runs in resort, following the damning report from a German cartographer who claimed a number of ski resorts have exaggerated their total cumulated length of pistes.
Ski resorts have been asked to measure the length of pistes again to qualify for a FIANET certified stamp of approval.
This time ski resorts can use readily available GPS trackers to measure the direct route on the middle of the piste, just like the FIS do with competition runs.
Expect to see some revised and certified figures soon for the length of pistes across ski resorts in the Alps.
