Exclusive offer Christmas New Year Half-term Chalets Hotels Accomm. Only  Booking Help Useful dates Families Groups First-time How to book Ski Holidays Accomm. Only Ski Extras Resort Info Snow Reports News & Events Gear Ski Technique Ski Fitness  Health Guide   -Age   -Altitude   -Asthma   -Cold   -Diabetes   -Epilepsy   -First Aid   -Injuries   -Pregnancy   -Ultraviolet Videos Fun Stuff Resort Jobs Ski Features Ski Property Home		Ultraviolet Health Guide Altitude Asthma Cold Diabetes Epilepsy First Aid Injuries Pregnancy Ultraviolet General At altitude the effect of the sun on your skin and eyes can be highly dangerous. Always use effective protection.   Important facts Choosing sunglasses: Ensure that sunglasses comply with Standard EN 1836:1997 (goggles Standard EN 174:1996). Lenses should provide 100% UV protection and high protection against infrared and bluelight. The immediate effect of an impact to unprotected or poorly protected eyes could cause momentary or prolonged blindness. Polycarbonate lenses are the strongest lenses you can buy. Polycarbonate can flex in response to impact, even to the point of being bent permanently without breaking. They are 20 times more impact resistant than glass and shatterproof. They are also very lightweight making them an excellent choice for many sports (3 times lighter than glass & extremely comfortable to wear). Choose optically correct lenses - they provide clear, sharp vision which provides extra comfort. Lens colours effect what we see so it is important to choose the right lens for the right light condition. eg mirrored for very sunny conditions, cinnamon or yellow for dull/overcast. Choose durable, lightweight wraparound frames which block light from all sides - particularly effective for skiing/snowboarding & sailing where reflective glare can cause problems. The right frames are those which offer comfort, safety (and style!). Health Guide     Altitude   Asthma   Cold   Diabetes   Epilepsy     First Aid   Injuries   Pregnancy   Ultraviolet     Make sure you are wearing adequate UV protection at all times.   Sunglasses Over the last decade people have become more aware of the potential damage the sun can cause to the skin. The fact that the eye, an even more important part of the body, is also vulnerable is less well known. Studies show that long hours in the sun without protection increases the chance of eye problems, such as cataracts, sunburn to the eyelids, skin cancer around the eyes and muscular degeneration (a leading cause of vision loss in later years). The risk of damaging your eyes is much greater in the snow than in any other outdoors environment - most snow resorts are way above sea level, a mile or two and as we rise in altitude and the atmosphere thins there is significantly less filtration of radiation in the atmosphere. Due to the reflective nature of snow, up to 85% of the Ultraviolet radiation can be reflected off its surface, resulting in an effective UV dose that is over 4 times that at sea level.   Always use high quality sunglasses on the slopes.		Chalet Holidays 020 7471 7733 Hotel Holidays 020 7471 7734 Accomm. Only 0844 5986 180  Newsletter