Ski & Snowboarding Guidelines | Alpine Sport Safety

Obey all posted warning signs
Keep off of closed trails and out of closed areas
Know the range of his or her ability and engage in activity within that ability
Assess the difficulty of trails and terrains that are open to skiing or sledding
Maintain control of his or her speed and direction
Comply with any posted limits that are imposed on the number of passengers or on the amount of weight of the sled or other sledding device while it is being ridden
Be able to stop or avoid other individuals or objects
Yield to other individuals engaged in skiing or sledding who are ahead or who are down the slope

Not stop at a point that will result in the individual obstructing a trail or not being visible from above
Yield to other individuals engaged in skiing or sledding who are uphill when starting downhill or when merging onto a trail
Be able to safely board, ride, and deboard any lift serving an area open to skiing or sledding
Board and deboard a lift only at designated sites
If involved in a collision with another participant in an alpine sport that results in injury or death, not leave the vicinity of the collision before giving his or her name and current address to an employee of the ski area operator or a member of the ski patrol, except for the purpose of securing aid for a person injured in the collision. A person who leaves the scene of the collision for the purpose of securing aid shall give his or her name and current address after securing the aid

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