Friday, October 29, 2010

Skiing is open….in Mongolia!

Sky Resort opened last weekend in Mongolia. See Ski Season in Mongolia begins this weekend
 
The resort has 1570 m of vertical and two snowmakers to assist in cover. The resort does have a website: http://www.skyresort.mn/index.php#, however I’ve not been able to get the English part of the site to work.
Lift tickets are reasonable.

Week-day:  half day  12,200 Togrog,  full day  16,000 Togrog.
Week-end:  half day  17,300 Togrog,  full day  22,400 Togrog.

 

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Tuesday, October 26, 2010

$5 Million because a church took a kid skiing and allowed him to……..ski

The young man was unsupervised and was hit by another skier.

A Tampa, Florida jury awarded $5 million dollars to a then 14 year old boy who was injured in skier v. skier accident. The church, Idlewild Baptist Church took the plaintiff skiing to North Carolina in 2003. The plaintiff had never been skiing before. While skiing, he ended up on an expert slope and was hit by another skier, allegedly going fifty-five miles an hour.

How can you achieve a speed of 55 miles per hour in North Carolina? It is almost impossible on 95% of the slopes in Colorado. Someone’s expert was blowing snow to a Florida jury.

The collision left the boy with spinal damage and never injuries, which created a permanent limp, leg atrophy and a drop foot.

However, the church did screw up. The church told the mother, there would be one chaperone for every ten kids. The defendant church did not have enough chaperones. This allowed the plaintiff’s attorney to claim: “So his mother relied on Idlewild — of which they'd been members for 10 years — to act as a surrogate parent on the out-of-state trip….”

Surrogate parent? Do you believe the mother intended to create a surrogate parent relationship with the church when her son went skiing or this was a great trial argument?

The lawsuit also claimed that “… the teen did not receive ski lessons or instructions and no chaperone or ski partner stayed with him, according to the lawsuit.”

The boy’s mother was found 5% liable, which will reduce the damages paid to $4.75 million.

The plaintiff’s attorney is quoted at the end of the article as saying “"We hope this verdict will help other kids be protected in the future...."

I suspect the only thing that will change is churches will no longer take kids skiing. It will be considered too risky. Lose track of a 14 year old kid and lose $4.75 million.

However, there is a lesson to be learned from this.

  1. Don’t make promises you can’t keep. If you say you are going to have X number of chaperones have at least that many chaperones.
  2. If you say the youth will receive lessons, make sure he gets a ski lesson.
  3. If you say the chaperones will be with the kids at all times, cancel the trip. You can’t stay with kids on a ski area, unless you have a one-to-one ration of adults to kids and even then I think you will lose some.
  4. Tell the parents what skiing is, tell them you are transporting the kids up and back, but you can’t stay with the kids all the time. Tell the mother if she is worried she should come on the trip or not send her child. Tell the mother if she sends her child it is her responsibility to make sure the child knows and obeys the rules.

To see the article read Jury awards nearly $5 million to young man hurt on Idlewild church ski trip.

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Saturday, October 23, 2010

Loveland planning on opening Sunday for the season: 7 days a week.

Sunday River in Maine opened Friday, but only for weekends.

Loveland announced that it will be opening for the season on Sunday with a mile long run with 1000’ of vertical. See Loveland 1st to open for Colo. ski season Sunday.

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Friday, October 22, 2010

Want to be part of the Outdoor Recreation Industry?

Sign up to take polls about your outdoor industry experience and possibly win money. 

Leisure Trends Group is a polling and survey company that tracks everything in the outdoor recreation industry. Leisure Trends sends out a survey to members of its Most Active Americans Panel (MAAP) to take the pulse or gain insight about an issue in the outdoor industry.

If you complete the survey you are also in line to win prizes.

The information collected by Leisure Trends is then used for hundreds of different projects, groups and businesses.

Here is Leisure Trends call for more people to join MAAP.

Do You Know Other Active Americans?
 
We know that you probably hang out with other people just like yourself -- ACTIVE. Do you think any of those people would be interested in becoming a MAAP member? If so, just click on the "forward to a friend" button below and let them know about the cool things we do at Leisure Trends. And to join the panel all they need to do is click on the link below to sign-up. Thanks for your continued readership, participation and support.

To become a MAAP member please click on the following link to complete a profile survey.

http://survey.leisuretrends.com/default.asp?study=panelfriend
 
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Tuesday, October 19, 2010

Colorado Ski Country releases opening dates for resorts

Snowmaking is going full steam in the Rocky Mountains.

“Heated” competition is going on at the Colorado resorts to see which ski area is going to open first for the 2010-11 ski season. This contest has historically been between Loveland Ski Area and Arapahoe Basin, both high up in the Rockies.

Below is a list of each member resort’s planned opening day from Colorado Ski Country USA. Dates are subject to change
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Arapahoe Basin - October (day TBD)
Loveland - October (day TBD)
Copper Mountain - November 5
Wolf Creek - November 5
Winter Park - November 17
Crested Butte - November 24
Monarch - November 24
Steamboat - November 24
Telluride - November 25
Aspen Mountain - November 25
Snowmass - November 25
Eldora - November (day TBD)
Silverton - Unguided Season November; Guided Season January
Ski Cooper - November 25-28, December 3-5, December 10-12, open daily after 12/17
Purgatory at Durango Mountain Resort - November 25
Echo Mountain - December 1
Sunlight - December 3
Aspen Highlands - December 11
Buttermilk - December 11
Howelsen - December (day TBD)
SolVista - December 15
Powderhorn - December 16
Arapahoe Basin

Aspen

Copper Mountain

Crested Butte

Loveland Ski Area

For more information see Cooling Temperatures Add To Growing Opening Day Anticipation At Resorts.

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SKI AND SNOWBOARD MOVIE VOD WEBSITE LAUNCHED

SOLANA BEACH, CA - Opper Sports Productions announces the launch of theSNOWnetwork.com. This new video on demand (VOD) service offers users the simplest way to watch skiing and snowboarding movies on their computer, HDTV, and a variety of portable devices. Customers of theSNOWnetwork.com can choose from the largest online selection of premium skiing and snowboarding films from the industry's award-winning producers, directors, and cinematographers, such as Teton Gravity Research, Warren Miller Entertainment, X-treme Video, Standard Films, and FUEL TV.

TheSNOWnetwork's cloud-based VOD service allows users to purchase videos that can be downloaded directly to their iTunes library. Once purchased the customer has access to the videos in ³My Video Library² where their viewing rights never expire. Users may also choose the ³Watch Now² feature which instantly streams video directly to any computer or compatible internet-connected device such as an iPad, iPod, iPhone, Android phone, or the Boxee Box to name a few. Pricing starts for as little as $2.49 for television shows, $9.99 for library titles and up to $14.99 for new releases.

TheSNOWnetwork.com and theSURFnetwork.com are owned and operated by Opper Sports Productions, which has produced action sports films, numerous original prime time television sports series, and action sports event coverage for national and international cable networks. Its clients include ESPN, Outdoor Life Network, Versus, Comcast International, National Geographic Adventure, Fox Sports and FUEL TV. TheMOTOnetwork.com will be launched January 2011.

Monday, October 18, 2010

Boreal Mountain Job Fair

Boreal Mountain 

Time: Saturday, October 23 · 10:00am - 2:00pm


Location: Boreal Mountain Resort



The job fair is first come, first serve. Go ahead and apply online at:  http://rideboreal.com/winter/jobs/benefits

Thursday, October 14, 2010

George Salomon, founder of Salomon Skis, Releasable bindings and rear entry boots passes.

See Innovator Georges Salomon dies

George was best known for inventing the releasable binding.

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Tuesday, October 12, 2010

If you are out of shape, you face greater risk skiing…….

A study out of Stockholm Sweden found that out of shape skiers faced a greater risk of heart attacks. Being out of shape combined with the altitude, and the cold weather increased the risks of medical problems.
Previous studies showed that 40% of all deaths on ski slopes were heart attacks. The study did find some interesting facts.

  • · 39% of the heart attacks occurred on the first day of skiing.
  • · 56% of the heart attacks occurred in the first two days of skiing.
  • · 50% of the heart attacks occurred within the first hour of activity.
  • · The average time of suffering the first effects was within two hours of hitting the slopes.
  • · 50% of the people who suffered heart attacks had not done the recommended level of training before skiing.
  • · Patients who suffered heart attacks lived at an average elevation of 557 feet and suffered their attacks at an elevation of 4,429 feet.

The report recommended that skiers train by undertaking two hours of exercise each day before heading to the slopes.

One commentator described the exercise, elevation and cold as the perfect storm for heart attacks.

The article suggested that people going to high altitude to ski should:
  • · Increase physical activity gradually.
  • · If you're going to a high-altitude resort, wait a day before hitting the slopes or engaging in other strenuous activities.
  • · If it's a very high altitude resort, ask your doctor about strategies for acclimatization.
  • · Dress warmly, in layers.

See Physically Unprepared Skiers Face Heart Risk

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Tuesday, October 5, 2010

Lawsuit filed for skiing into snow………

Isn’t’ that what skiing is all about? 

A family has sued The Canyons ski resort for injuries sustained by their son when he skied into a wall of manmade snow. The boy sustained a traumatic brain injury. (Helmet?)

The young man was part of the Summit Ski team and was training at the time of the accident. The wall of snow was downhill from where the training was taking place.

See Canyons returns fire in court
 
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Friday, October 1, 2010

Colorado Resorts Reporting Snow

Several Colorado Ski Country USA resorts reported receiving snow last night and today. This is the first snow for many resorts in Colorado including Arapahoe Basin, Copper, Crested Butte, Loveland Ski Area, & Purgatory at Durango Mountain Resort.
What:   The first night of fall brought fresh, September snow to Colorado Ski Country USA resorts. As temperatures drop, resorts are preparing to commence snowmaking soon.
When:  Thursday, September 23.
Where: Colorado Ski Country USA member resorts: Arapahoe Basin, Crested Butte, Copper, Loveland Ski Area and Purgatory at Durango Mountain Resort. 
Why:     Colorado Ski Country USA (CSCUSA) and its 22 member resorts are gearing up for another great season in Ski Country, with five resorts already welcoming snow to their mountains. Mother Nature beat the snow-makers this year, as early snowfalls signal the start of another great Colorado winter. Man-made snow will start falling soon enough as well, with many resorts eagerly awaiting the right conditions to start up their snowmaking machines
Media Contacts:  Jennifer Rudolph, 303.866.9712, Jennifer@ColoradoSki.com