Tuesday, April 20, 2010

Amanda Martin still working in the Ski Industry

Amanda Martin has been a ski patroller at Big Sky Ski Resort for 5 years now. she is also finishing a degree in Criminal Justice from Weber State University.

Way to go Amanda. Working in the industry and working on the education!

Thursday, April 15, 2010

It's a personal thing.

#AmericaWants (The Boy Scouts of America) to get a full-page ad in USA TODAY. via @mikelking #BSA

There is a CMC SAO Facebook Page

Did you know that there is a CMC SAO Facebook page.  If you are a graduate, student or interested in the CMC SAO program and on Facebook, check it out. http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=42719482115

Monday, April 12, 2010

People including children fall off chair lifts.

Note: Cross posted from Recreation Law.

Permalink

When you have a slow news day what occurs regularly now becomes front page news.
 
In late fall and early January during the 2009-2010 ski season, many media sources reported on children who have been falling out of chair lifts. They received the requisite assurances from the industry that this rarely happened. The media then proceeded to put ghastly ideas of what could happen if you fell off chair lifts in the minds of the readers.
 
In reality, people fall out of chair lifts all the time. Very few of them suffer any injuries whatsoever, other than mild embarrassment. Young children do it most of the time when they are scooting up to get their skis level with the ground, so they unload the lift.
 
My concern with the articles is not that kids fall out of lifts. My concern is the articles want to place the responsibility for children riding chairlifts on the people running the chair lifts, the ski areas. Whether or not a child is allowed on the lift is the responsibility of the adult that purchased the lift ticket. If you are concerned about your child riding a chair lift do not buy your child a lift ticket. If you don't want your child riding certain lifts, do not allow them to ride those lists.
 
A ski area is not in a position with dozens of people waiting to load a left to question everyone fewer than 5 feet tall as to their ability to load, ride, and unload a lift. In most states ski areas have been given specific instructions not to worry about that, because it is the responsibility of the person who buys the lift ticket to learn how to ride the lift.
 
No one wants children to fall out of lifts. However, if your child is a good skier he or she will eventually have a chance to the larger faster chair lifts. Those ski lifts are designed for everyone children and adults. It is not the ski areas' responsibility to make the determination, whether or not your child has the ability to ride the lift safely. That is solely and will always be your responsibility.
 
See Ski Lift Safety Can Be Overlooked
 
What do you think? Leave a Comment.
 
Copyright 2010 Recreation Law (720) Edit Law, Recreaton.Law@Gmail.com

Technorati Tags: ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

Windows Live Tags: People,children,news,January,industry,ideas,Very,embarrassment,Young,kids,Whether,ticket,area,person,determination,Lift,Leave,Comment,Recreation,Edit,Recreaton,Gmail,assurances,readers,injuries,articles,areas,feet


WordPress Tags: People,children,news,January,industry,ideas,Very,embarrassment,Young,kids,Whether,ticket,area,person,determination,Lift,Leave,Comment,Recreation,Edit,Recreaton,Gmail,assurances,readers,injuries,articles,areas,feetNote: Cross posted from Recreation Law.

Permalink

Wednesday, April 7, 2010

Dartmouth settles ski lawsuit for unknown amount

Note: Cross posted from Recreation Law.

Permalink

College had tried several times to win suit based on motions and failed. 

As we've reported several times before Dartmouth University was being sued by the parents of a student who died in a class skiing. The class is being held at the Dartmouth ski Way, a ski area owned and operated by Dartmouth University. The details of the settlement are subject to a confidential agreement as we do not know how much was paid by Dartmouth settles suit. 

This is sad all the way around. It is sad that a young student died. It is sad the parents felt wronged or so emotional they thought they had to sue. It is sad that the college had to pay money to settle the suit. It is sad that the college did not have a close enough relationship with the parents that the suit did not have to happen.
See College resolves Porter lawsuit

For earlier blogs about this lawsuit see Judge refuses to dismiss lawsuit against Dartmouth College over a fatality of a student at the college’s ski hill and Judge Denies Dartmouth Request In Ski Death Case
 
What do you think? Leave a Comment.
 
Copyright 2010 Recreation Law (720) Edit Law, Recreaton.Law@Gmail.com
 
Keywords: outdoor law, recreation law, outdoor recreation law, adventure travel law, Dartmouth, Dartmouth ski Way, ski area, totality,
Technorati Tags: ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
Windows Live Tags: Dartmouth,lawsuit,College,times,student,area,settlement,subject,agreement,money,relationship,Porter,Judge,hill,Request,Death,Case,Leave,Comment,Recreation,Edit,Recreaton,Gmail,Keywords,adventure,Technorati,parents
WordPress Tags: Dartmouth,lawsuit,College,times,student,area,settlement,subject,agreement,money,relationship,Porter,Judge,hill,Request,Death,Case,Leave,Comment,Recreation,Edit,Recreaton,Gmail,Keywords,adventure,Technorati,parents

Frank Kerstetter, SAO Grad is in Year 3 Driving Cats at Beaver Creek

Frank Kerstetter, is currentally in his 3rd year of snowcat operations at Beaver Creek. Frank is working on going back to school to become a master welder and a certified mechanic.

Saturday, April 3, 2010

Win a Climb Up Rainier with IMG

April 2, 2010
With just a few spots still available this year on Rainier (May 17 and May 19) a lot of climbers are already looking at 2011… And while we can’t sell our 2011 spots just yet we’ve hooked up with our friends at Outdoor Research and are giving one away!
Click below to enter!

No purchase or payment of any kind is necessary to enter or win this sweepstakes.
Open to residents of the fifty (50) United States (excluding RI) and District of Columbia and Canada (excluding Quebec), 21 or older. Void where prohibited. To enter, visit www.outdoorresearch.com and follow the directions to enter online between 12:01 a.m. (PT) on 4/1/2010 and 11:59 p.m. (PT) on 9/30/2010. Winners will be selected by random drawing on or about 10/5/2010 and notifi ed by certifi ed mail or e-mail on or about 10/10/2010. Grand Prize (1 winner): roundtrip airfare from major airport in U.S. or Canada to Seattle, WA; 3 or 4-day guided Mt. Rainier climbing trip by International Mountain Guides, LLC; 1 night lodging at a Seattle hotel; tour of Sponsor headquarters; and shell jacket/pants, soft shell jacket/pants, insulation layers, gloves, headwear, and gaiters (approx. retail value: $3,500 total). Second Place Prizes (2 winners): embroidered Mithril soft shell jacket (approx. retail value: $199 each). Third Place Prizes (5 winners): Arete Gore-Tex Gloves (approx. retail value: $89 each). Odds of winning depend on the number of eligible entries received. Sweepstakes subject to Official Rules. Details and qualifications for participation apply.