Ski California and Palisades Tahoe, CA, Win NSAA Safety Awards Ski California was selected as the 2023 Best Guest Safety Program award winner by the National Ski Areas Association (NSAA) at its National Convention this week for the creation and effective use of its digital Mountain Safety Guide. Ski California, also known as California Ski Industry Association, is a non-profit trade association representing 35 ski resorts in California and Nevada. Additionally, […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | May 11, 2023 0 Comments
Gwyneth Paltrow Testifies Before Utah Courtroom in Crash Trial March 24, 2023 — Actress Gwyneth Paltrow took the stand and gave her testimony in today’s courtroom hearing in her trial over a skiing accident at Deer Valley, UT, in 2016. Mrs. Paltrow was being sued initially for $3.3 million by Terry Sanderson, who alleges the American actress skied into him and left him with broken ribs and concussion and […] Industry News SnowBrains | March 24, 2023 0 Comments
New Study Shows When Most Accidents Happen on the Mountain A five-year study out of New Zealand by the company ACC Statistics reveals when most injuries happen on the slopes. The deadliest time of day is right around the lunch hour between 11 am and Noon. About 30% of all accidents occur during this time. Tiredness and congestion are believed to be the main cause of this. Skiers and riders […] Industry News Brent Thomas | September 1, 2022 3 Comments
Safety Bar Talk: Up, Down, When Does it Matter? The never ending debate: bar up or bar down? People insist bar up, others say bar down– some simply ask, “when is the bar open?” Depending on the resort and the terrain, the preference can change. Whatever you do, make sure you call it out before slamming the bar down on someone’s head. Strangely enough, the debate of the bar […] Katy Shipley | May 12, 2021 45 Comments
Snowboarder Sues Big White Ski Resort For Negligence Ski resort negligence or just plain stupidity? Big White Ski Resort near Kelowna, BC, Canada, was sued after a snowboarder rode off a snow ledge into the car parking lot, breaking his leg in the process on March 4th, 2013. The plaintiff Mr Gary Colin Fillingham says: “he was injured when a known route from “Highway 33,” a ski run on […] Industry News Caitlin Perry | October 5, 2017 0 Comments
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