SAM Coverage
Safety
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Testing…1,2,3…Testing
The article describes methods to use to test lift evacuation plans. National Ski Patrol regional director Mary Davis’s insight shows resorts how the entire…
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Avalanches and Your Customers
This piece advocates resorts offering guests educational avenues to learn about avalanches and backcountry safety as off-piste skiing becomes more popular among guests.
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Staying In Touch With Guests
Walkie-Talkie radio use among guests gives resort operators another way to monitor activities on the hill and to respond to potential problems.
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Keeping Safety Up Front
From NSAA’s Safety Week to individual programs, ski areas around the country are making safety awareness a top priority.
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Keeping Guests Happy and Healthy
A program at Snowbird has every department keeping an eye on the health of skiers and snowboarders.
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Killer Snow
Twenty years ago, a devastating avalanche took the lives of seven people at Alpine Meadows resort. Here’s what happened.
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Breaking the Chain
Every incident, every near miss and every minor accident at a ski area could portend more serious things to come. Here’s a look at…
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Restoring Safety and Civility to the Slopes
Two pieces on separate programs aiming to keep guests safe and inform them about Your Responsibility Code: Stwoe’s Triple A Program–awareness, attitude and accountability,…
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Wrap-up of Safety Awareness Week
The article is an overview of what happened regionally during the NSAA’a Safety Awareness Week of January 15-22.
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NSAA’s Poster Contest Gets Kids Involved
This is a one-page layout of some of the winning posters from the NSAA’s inaugural safety poster contest that targeted kids. It drew 148…
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Children’s Safety Poster Contest
The cover image is an entry from the NSAA’s children’s safety poster contest. The colorful rendition of a snowboarder wearing a helmet calls attention…
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Helicopter Rescue Options Expand for Ski Resorts
This piece outlines the recent FAA decision to open U.S. helicopter-hoist rescues to civilian operations and outlines the gear and training needed. Previously, the…
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Heads Up: New National Safety Call to Action
A story about the NSAA’s recent kickoff of its Safety Initiative 2000 to help ski areas educate guests about the Your Responsibility Code. It…
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OSHA Clarifies Lift-Tower Climbing
This article outlines new regulations as a result of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s clarified position on fall protection for climbers of ski…
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Thoughts on Lift Safety
This editorial urges keeping the public trust in lift safety by not economizing on staffing or training in the operation of ever-more complex lifts.
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Wanted: Common Sense
This brief editorial explains that clipping in when climbing towers is just plain smart. Besides, there are OSHA regulations to consider.
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What’s New in the Lift Evacuation Manual
This article discusses the 4th edition of the Lift Evacuation Manual, a combined effort of the NSAA and National Ski Patrol.
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Restraining Bars on Trial in Colorado
This article discusses a Colorado Supreme Court decision that could leave state ski areas open to lawsuits if the don’t install safety (restraining) bars…