Message #17258

[Gary]

We've all seen reckless skiers..scary stuff and sometimes, too many times, too close for comfort.

I had this thought a few years back....

If a patroller finds someone shooting out of the woods and not looking up hill, ski banzai on a green beginer teaching run, straight lining a black run, front or backwards, they get stopped and have to go in and watch a one hour courtsey and saftey video. Heck, why not even offer a mandatory 10 minute saftey coursefor all beginner skiers in lessons on LOOKING UPHILL before taking off. Children of non skiing parents don't know any better cause the parents don't know. When the parents don't know and their kids get taged...how about seeing that the parents get to go to the "mandatory" saftey course too.

It just seems too many resorts are reluctant to upset those skiers willing to pay $75 for the privledge of skiing on their mountain....I'd almost think that if a program like this was introduced, insurance cost might even go down.

One can only dream...g