Skiing and snowboarding are favorite past times of Northern Californians, but the sports also come with inherent risks.To educate riders and help them avoid the dangers on the slope, Ski California has unveiled a new digital version of the Mountain Safety Guide.”The mountain safety guide is designed to be an A-to-Z guide on safety before you even hit the slopes,” said Ski California president Mike Reitzell.Chairlifts, ski runs, signage and trail maps are all designed to make the mountain experience as fun and safe as possible, but ultimately it comes down to each person’s ability and decision-making that have the biggest impact on safety.”When you get out there on the slopes you are making decisions the whole time and the cool thing about skiing is you get to make those on your own, and you get to decide where you go, how fast you go, what lifts you are going to take,” Reitzell said. The Mountain Safety Guide covers chairlift safety and etiquette for loading, riding and unloading the lifts.The responsibility code outlines certain rules of the road, reminding riders that the downhill skier or snowboarder always has the right-0f-way and reminding people to stop on the side and not in the middle of a run.A new addition to the guide features a section on deep-snow safety and how to avoid the dangers of tree wells, the large pits that form around trees where branches block snowfall.Even with avalanche mitigation done by ski patrol, the dangerous snow slides still remain a risk in-bounds. “The goal is to make sure there is something there for everyone. This isn’t a guide just for beginners or intermediates. We go into some things that are a little bit more advanced,” Reitzell said. The guide is presented in an interactive format that features embedded videos with athletes such as professional snowboarder and adventurer Jeremy Jones.As an incentive to review and retain information in the guide, Ski California is offering one of the coveted “California Gold Passes” to a lucky person who passes the quiz and is entered into the drawing.A Gold Pass is a season pass good any day, at any of the 35 resorts in Nevada and California that are part of the Ski California association. To review the safety guide and take the quiz log onto Ski California’s website and navigate to the Mountain Safety Guide. Keep an eye out for QR codes displayed around resorts that will take guests directly to the guide on their devices.
Skiing and snowboarding are favorite past times of Northern Californians, but the sports also come with inherent risks.
To educate riders and help them avoid the dangers on the slope, Ski California has unveiled a new digital version of the Mountain Safety Guide.
“The mountain safety guide is designed to be an A-to-Z guide on safety before you even hit the slopes,” said Ski California president Mike Reitzell.
Chairlifts, ski runs, signage and trail maps are all designed to make the mountain experience as fun and safe as possible, but ultimately it comes down to each person’s ability and decision-making that have the biggest impact on safety.
“When you get out there on the slopes you are making decisions the whole time and the cool thing about skiing is you get to make those on your own, and you get to decide where you go, how fast you go, what lifts you are going to take,” Reitzell said.
The Mountain Safety Guide covers chairlift safety and etiquette for loading, riding and unloading the lifts.
The responsibility code outlines certain rules of the road, reminding riders that the downhill skier or snowboarder always has the right-0f-way and reminding people to stop on the side and not in the middle of a run.
A new addition to the guide features a section on deep-snow safety and how to avoid the dangers of tree wells, the large pits that form around trees where branches block snowfall.
Even with avalanche mitigation done by ski patrol, the dangerous snow slides still remain a risk in-bounds.
“The goal is to make sure there is something there for everyone. This isn’t a guide just for beginners or intermediates. We go into some things that are a little bit more advanced,” Reitzell said.
The guide is presented in an interactive format that features embedded videos with athletes such as professional snowboarder and adventurer Jeremy Jones.
As an incentive to review and retain information in the guide, Ski California is offering one of the coveted “California Gold Passes” to a lucky person who passes the quiz and is entered into the drawing.
A Gold Pass is a season pass good any day, at any of the 35 resorts in Nevada and California that are part of the Ski California association.
To review the safety guide and take the quiz log onto Ski California’s website and navigate to the Mountain Safety Guide.
Keep an eye out for QR codes displayed around resorts that will take guests directly to the guide on their devices.
