http://www.skisafety-blog.com/ en Copyright 2012 Tue, 15 May 2012 15:54:13 -0700 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/?v=5.04 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Snowboarding soared from a mere 7.7 percent of visits to U.S. ski resorts in 1991 to 32.6 percent in 2009-10. The rapid growth countered the downward trend seen in skier visits through the 1990s, and snowboarding is largely credited with saving the sport. But the share has fallen over the past two seasons to 30.2 percent. Surprisingly, a higher percentage of snowboarders are leaving snowsports than skiers.

]]> http://www.skisafety-blog.com/2012/05/snowboarding_beginning_to_slid.html http://www.skisafety-blog.com/2012/05/snowboarding_beginning_to_slid.html Ski Ya Later... Tue, 15 May 2012 15:54:13 -0700 In the worst ski season in 20 years, nationally ski visits fell 16 percent to 51 million. Telluride, Eldora, Wolf Creek, Echo Mountain, Durango Mountain Resort and Aspen saw visitation remain similar to the record season of 2010-11. Wyoming and New Mexico -- home to Taos Ski Valley -- were the only states to show annual increases in visitation. Overall, the Rocky Mountain region, which includes Colorado, Utah, New Mexico, Idaho, Wyoming and Montana, bested the national 16-percent decline with a mere 7.2 percent drop to 19.4 million visits. Resorts in California were on the other end, with visits plummeting more than 20 percent in a season that saw a first-ever snowless December.

]]> http://www.skisafety-blog.com/2012/05/2011-2012_season_of_disappoint.html http://www.skisafety-blog.com/2012/05/2011-2012_season_of_disappoint.html Ski Ya Later... Fri, 11 May 2012 11:47:45 -0700 Loveland Ski Area's season has called it quits, closing down a week early on April 29th. Loveland originally planned to end the season May 6, but the warm temperatures and a lack of snow prompted it to close one week early.

]]> http://www.skisafety-blog.com/2012/05/colorado_2011-2012_ski_season_.html http://www.skisafety-blog.com/2012/05/colorado_2011-2012_ski_season_.html Ski Ya Later... Wed, 09 May 2012 15:40:38 -0700 Pitcher, whose family has owned Wolf Creek Ski Area since he was a boy, is proposing a 1,000-acre, five-chairlift expansion plan that is both minimalist in its footprint and sweeping in its scope. The plan, which is has not been submitted to the National Forest Service for evaluation, is the largest proposed ski-area expansion in decades -- larger than Vail's Category III and even the 1989 China Bowl expansion.

]]> http://www.skisafety-blog.com/2012/05/wolf_creek_owner_hopes_to_expa.html http://www.skisafety-blog.com/2012/05/wolf_creek_owner_hopes_to_expa.html Ski Ya Later... Tue, 01 May 2012 12:06:30 -0700 This ski season saw a high number of avalanche fatalities, but also some miraculous survival stories thanks to avy-safety technology. There seems to be no question that airbags saved several lives this season. But, they also failed to save a few, proving that they're not a guarantee in an avalanche.

]]> http://www.skisafety-blog.com/2012/04/avy_airbags_saves_lives.html http://www.skisafety-blog.com/2012/04/avy_airbags_saves_lives.html Ski Safety Fri, 27 Apr 2012 14:52:40 -0700 A Dublin trial was unexpectedly halted last week after the judge hearing the case said she had suffered a similar accident. The case was brought by a woman injured in a skiing accident, the plaintiff had sued Traveldev Ltd, trading as directski.com, after suffering a severe break to her ankle while on a skiing holiday in Lavigno, Italy, in February 2009.

]]> http://www.skisafety-blog.com/2012/04/ski_boot_trial_settles_quickly.html http://www.skisafety-blog.com/2012/04/ski_boot_trial_settles_quickly.html Ski Ya Later... Wed, 25 Apr 2012 14:55:00 -0700 Now that Steamboat has closed for the season, only Loveland and Arapahoe Basin hang on to a ski season to which many are all too happy to say good riddance. With Colorado's snowpack half its normal level, skier visits were down around 7 percent before a record dry March effectively killed the season.

]]> http://www.skisafety-blog.com/2012/04/looking_forward_to_next_season.html http://www.skisafety-blog.com/2012/04/looking_forward_to_next_season.html Ski Ya Later... Thu, 19 Apr 2012 13:01:42 -0700 It is not the type of lawsuit you expect to arise from running a ski resort. But the Aspen Skiing Co. has been named in a lawsuit claiming that it kept a vicious dog that bit a woman at the Gondola Plaza. The plaintiff, an Aspen resident, filed her lawsuit Monday in Pitkin County District Court, with claims that she continues to receive treatment for medical issues connected to the dog bite, which happened Sept. 18th. She has had multiple surgeries to her hand and resulting staph infections because of the attack, the suit says. Her medical bills have exceeded $200,000, and she has suffered lost wages and other damages.

]]> http://www.skisafety-blog.com/2012/04/aspen_skico_sued_for_dog_bite.html http://www.skisafety-blog.com/2012/04/aspen_skico_sued_for_dog_bite.html Ski Ya Later... Tue, 17 Apr 2012 16:37:13 -0700 Now that this ski season is closing down, Park City closes after April 15th, things are really heating up at Park. Park City Mountain Resort has sued Talisker Land Holdings earlier this month over renegotiation of a long-term lease that expired in 2011. Talisker is a major landowner of PCMR, along with other property in the greater Park City area.

]]> http://www.skisafety-blog.com/2012/04/park_city_sues_talisker_canyon.html http://www.skisafety-blog.com/2012/04/park_city_sues_talisker_canyon.html Ski Ya Later... Wed, 11 Apr 2012 18:19:18 -0700 Last Friday, a 27-year-old man became the 20th ski fatality in Colorado this season. The skier was on a popular backcountry ski run on Buffalo Mountain, near Silverthorne, Colorado, after sliding about 1,500 feet down the steep gully. The victim was skiing the Silver Couloir with his brother and two friends when he apparently fell, eventually colliding with some rocks in the narrow gully.

]]> http://www.skisafety-blog.com/2012/04/colorado_ski_season_ending_wit.html http://www.skisafety-blog.com/2012/04/colorado_ski_season_ending_wit.html Ski Safety Tue, 03 Apr 2012 08:10:40 -0700 The increased number of people remaining healthy and active into their 60s and 70s has caused rethinking of senior pass prices at Purgatory at Durango Mountain Resort. There is no longer a silver pass for ages 62 to 69 or a golden pass for those 70 and older. Now there will be one senior pass, for those 65 and older, and it costs $399 if purchased by April 30.

]]> http://www.skisafety-blog.com/2012/03/too_many_skiing_seniors_stay_h.html http://www.skisafety-blog.com/2012/03/too_many_skiing_seniors_stay_h.html Ski Ya Later... Fri, 30 Mar 2012 08:17:07 -0700 A 37-year-old man hit a tree and died last Wednesday night at Skibowl in Oregon. The Skibowl Operations manager said the man was with friends and had skied into a tree well and struck the tree. He had been skiing with friends since about 5 p.m. He did not meet the group at the end of a run and they started a search. Emergency crews were dispatched at about 7:50 p.m. The Ski Patrol found him about ten minutes after the accident. They tried CPR but could not revive him.

]]> http://www.skisafety-blog.com/2012/03/dangers_of_poor_conditions.html http://www.skisafety-blog.com/2012/03/dangers_of_poor_conditions.html Ski Safety Tue, 27 Mar 2012 16:52:07 -0700 Pitkin County officials signed off on a portable "champagne sled" bar for Aspen mountain, which will serve bubbly to guests on various ski runs. The SkiCo launched a promotion over the Presidents Day weekend, through The Little Nell hotel and Veuve Clicquot champagne, where skiers could find the moveable bar's location on social networking sites. But the company hadn't yet received a liquor license from the county for a portable bar, so it had to be parked at the top of the Ajax Express lift adjacent to the Sundeck.

]]> http://www.skisafety-blog.com/2012/03/no_champagne_powder_but_champa.html http://www.skisafety-blog.com/2012/03/no_champagne_powder_but_champa.html Ski Ya Later... Thu, 22 Mar 2012 15:22:20 -0700 Three people have died in ski accidents in California in only two days. The huge dumping of snow from a recent storm provided the conditions which contributed to each fatality.

]]> http://www.skisafety-blog.com/2012/03/three_skier_deaths_in_two_days.html http://www.skisafety-blog.com/2012/03/three_skier_deaths_in_two_days.html Ski Safety Tue, 20 Mar 2012 16:29:21 -0700 Three adults and two children are recovering from injuries they suffered in an accident at the Wisp ski resort in western Maryland last weekend. Resort spokeswoman Lori Epp says they were participants in the annual Cardboard Box Derby on Saturday. The event is sponsored by the Deep Creek Lake Lions Club and is a fundraiser for the club's blind skier program..

]]> http://www.skisafety-blog.com/2012/03/derby_crash_sends_5_to_hospita.html http://www.skisafety-blog.com/2012/03/derby_crash_sends_5_to_hospita.html Ski Ya Later... Tue, 20 Mar 2012 16:25:13 -0700