Ski Vermont Winter News: Safety

01-05-2008

January 4, 2008

THE TRIPLE A’S: DEFINING STOWE’S UNIQUE MOUNTAIN CULTURE

STOWE, Vt - Contagious behavior usually begins with a single person. Similar to the way rumors are spread, one person can influence another, and then two people influence two more, and so on, and so on. This is why Stowe Mountain Resort staff members are living examples of their Triple A program.
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PLAY SMART, PLAY SAFE: STRATTON RECOGNIZED FOR TERRAIN PARK SAFETY PROGRAM

STRATTON MOUNTAIN, Vt. – Stratton Mountain’s innovative Safety Education Session earned national recognition again in 2007 with the 2007 National Skier Areas Association’s award for Best Terrain Park Safety Program.
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GUESTS LEARN SAFE WALKING TACTICS IN THE WINTER WALKING PROGRAM AT SMUGGLERS’ NOTCH RESORT

SMUGGLERS' NOTCH, VT – Smugglers’ popular Winter Walking program demonstrates to guests that winter is a fine time to go walking for an invigorating exercise that is both fun and relaxing . . . and that there are tools to help them maintain secure footing and balance in the process of stepping over snowy and uneven surfaces that winter throws in their path.
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OKEMO FOCUSES ON SAFETY

LUDLOW, Vt. – The mantra among Okemo Mountain Resort staff is “Safety First.” Safety is a core value that Okemo takes seriously and safety topics specific to individual departments are discussed at weekly team meetings. Okemo celebrates its commitment through participation in National Safety Awareness Week, January 19 to 25, 2008, to help educate guests and promote on-snow safety initiatives.
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WITH THE MOST LIBERAL BOUNDARY TO BOUNDARY POLICY IN THE EAST, JAY PEAK SETS SAFETY GUIDELINES FOR GLADED SKIING AND RIDING

JAY, Vt. - Jay’s 24 gladed areas offer up the most boundary to boundary tree skiing and snowboarding experience in the East. Skiers and riders are afforded the opportunity to ski anywhere within the Jay Peak ski area boundaries, so long as they ski in threes and exercise caution when re-entering the trail system. Jay Peak Ski Patrol Director Peg Doheny knows that in addition to the traditional aspects of ski resort safety, raising awareness about tree skiing safety is critical if her team of patrollers is to have a successful, incident-free day on the mountain.
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NATIONAL SAFETY AWARENESS WEEK RETURNS TO KILLINGTON RESORT JAN. 19-25

KILLINGTON, Vt. – National Safety Awareness Week returns to Killington Resort Jan. 19-25, 2008. During this week, National Ski Areas Association members work to educate skiers and riders of all ages about safety awareness on the slopes. Killington Resort and Pico Mountain will once again focus on the “Heads Up – Know the Code” and “Smart Style” messages.
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VERMONT PAVES THE WAY IN CONVENIENT, SAFE ROAD CONDITIONS AND FLIES ON TIME

MONTPELIER, Vt. - Winter in Vermont often welcomes six times the state’s population in nearby travelers seeking mountain vacations. Convenience to its customers, means that the approximately 80 million people who live within a day’s drive to Vermont can ski more, travel less and get there safely.
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VERMONT SKI HELMET RESEARCH TEAM ISSUES NATIONAL CHALLENGE

BURLINGTON, Vt. – As the ski season gets into full swing, the director of the Snow Sports Research Team at the University of Vermont College of Medicine and Fletcher Allen Health Care has issued a challenge to all skiers and to the ski industry to find a way to voluntarily increase helmet use and help reduce both the rate and severity of head injuries.
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VSAA HOSTS ANNUAL SAFETY CONFERENCE, PLANS FOR 2008

WARREN, Vt. - Over 150 ski resort professionals from Vermont gathered this fall at the Vermont Ski Areas Association's 4th Annual Resort Employee Safety Conference to learn how industry insiders provide a safe working environment amidst heavy machinery, winter conditions and 24-hour leisure and labor operations.
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PHAT, PROTECT YOUR HEAD AT ALL TIMES, HOSTS “PHAT DAYS” AT RESORTS TO EDUCATE YOUTH ABOUT BENEFITS OF HELMET USE

The PHAT event schedule for 2008 includes:
Jan. 5 - Sugarbush
Jan. 6 - Stowe Mountain Resort
Jan. 12 - Stratton Mountain Resort
Jan. 13 - Bolton Valley
Jan. 19 - Bromley
Jan. 20 - Okemo Mountain Resort
Jan. 26 - Smugglers' Notch Resort
Jan. 27 - Mount Snow Resort
Feb. 2 - Jay Peak Resort
Feb. 5 - "PHAT Tuesday" at Okemo Mountain Resort
Feb. 17 - Mad River Glen
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