Safety on the slopes
TO REPORT A SKI RELATED COLLISION OR ACCIDENT, PLEASE CALL PALISADES DISPATCH AT 530.452.7145 OR ALPINE DISPATCH AT 530.581.8222.B.A.S.I.C.S. with the High Fives Foundation
The 2023/24 B.A.S.I.C.S. Docuseries, the 'Triangle of Safety' recounts a family's love for skiing, emphasizing the joy they found in sharing this passion with their children. Tragedy struck on Christmas Eve 2010 when a collision took the life of their five-year-old daughter, Elise. Despite the heartbreak, the family established the Snow Angel Foundation to educate others on collision avoidance in skiing and snowboarding. The key focus is on the "Triangle of Safety," comprising speed, space, and self. The video offers insights into managing speed, maintaining safe space between skiers and riders, and understanding one's limits for a safer skiing experience. The family encourages a collective commitment to safety and invites others to join the movement through the Snow Angel Foundation's & High Fives Foundation's websites. Ultimately, our goal is to prevent similar accidents and honor Elise's memory by promoting safety awareness in snow sports. rich-text, responsive-table
NSAA's #RideAnotherDay Collision Mitigation Campaign
Be ready to slow down at any moment to avoid other people or objects. Always slow down wherever traffic merges on the mountain.Stay alert to what is going on around you, especially the location of other skiers and riders.Plan ahead to ease up at blind spots, check uphill when merging onto trails, and give other skiers plenty of room when passing.It is illegal to leave the incident scene if involved in a collision, except to notify and obtain ski patrol assistance (Cal. Penal Code 653i;NRS 455.170)
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B.A.S.I.C.S. with the High Fives Foundation
The 2022 initiative for the High Fives Foundation’s B.A.S.I.C.S (Being Aware and Safe in Critical Situations) campaign is focused on collisions. The B.A.S.I.C.S program has been running for twelve years and helps to prevent injuries on the mountain with different campaign themes each year.The 2022 B.A.S.I.C.S video, narrated by Olympic gold medalist and iconic freestyle skier Jonny Moseley, follows skiers Amie and Kyle as they explore all the different ways skiers and snowboarders can experience collisions on the mountain. rich-text, responsive-table