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Fun Friday: Snowblader Taken Out By “Slow Sign”

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Get Sendy (@get.sendy) This “slow sign” may have been a blessing in disguise. Who knows what this guy would’ve hit if he didn’t get taken out by the sign. It served it’s literal purpose and it really proves the value of these signs.. Take it easy out there guys and don’t […]

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Chris Wallner | May 18, 2017
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Origin of Trail Signs

We take ski signage for granted in skiing. As far as many skiers remember, ski signs were always around. The familiar green circle, blue square, and black diamond shapes guiding us through the mountains. This familiar terrain signage was created and adopted in a way that is distinctly America. The winter of 1964-1965 was the first year any ski signage was used to indicate terrain difficulty. The newly formed National Ski Areas Association […]

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