Overview
- Rule applies to all ages, residents and tourists practicing alpine skiing, snowboarding, telemark, sledding and tobogganing on pistes, snowparks and toboggan runs.
- Helmets must meet CE certification, with on‑slope checks enforcing €100–€150 fines and possible ski‑pass suspension for repeat violations of up to three days.
- Italy is reported as the only Alpine nation with a universal helmet requirement, so visitors should plan to bring or rent compliant headgear.
- A separate obligation in place since 1 January 2022 requires third‑party liability insurance on Italian slopes, with proof to be shown on request and day policies widely available.
- The same amendment permits motor sleds only outside operating hours and updates standards for runs, including blue slopes up to 25% gradient, minimum piste width of 15 meters, and toboggan runs capped at 15% gradient and at least 3 meters wide with defined safety signage.