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On Swiss pistes, what does a red marker mean?

Medium difficulty.

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  1. Medium difficulty ✔
  2. Easy
  3. Closed

Why: Red sits between blue and black. It is groomed and checked but needs real skill.

Huh, didn't know that: Parts of a piste can be marked with slow ribbons to create slow zones.

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Answer: Medium difficulty. Red sits between blue and black. It is groomed and checked but needs real skill.

  1. SKUS guidelines for skiing and snowboarding (PDF, 2023) www.skus.ch/admin/data/files/file/file/1/2023_skus_richtlinien_skifahren_snowboarden_de.pdf
    Rot: Schwierigkeitsgrad mittelschwer
    Checked 2026-10-10.
  2. SKUS guidelines for skiing and snowboarding (PDF, 2023) www.skus.ch/admin/data/files/file/file/1/2023_skus_richtlinien_skifahren_snowboarden_de.pdf
    Schwarz: Schwierigkeitsgrad schwer
    Checked 2026-10-10.

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