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SAM Coverage

Departments: Risk & Safety

  • Worst-Case Senario

    A look at a mass casualty incident drill at Timberline Lodge in Oregon.

  • At Your Own Risk

    Two recent court cases show that inherent risk is still alive and well.

  • Blue Pages

    Teaching Revolution in Pipe and Park. Skiing and Riding–In Oklahoma? Eldora Takes On I-70. One Man’s Dues are Another’s Dividends. It’s Not Easy Being…

  • Speak Out

    Environmental Entanglements, by David Crowley, Wachusett Mountain Ski Area. The Growth Initiative is Doing Fine, by Nolan L. Rosall, President, RRC Associates, Inc. Safety…

  • Tubing Safety: A Neglected Dimensio

    With all the attention focused on high-speed tubing collisions, the danger of low-speed collisions can be underestimated.

  • When Every Second Counts

    Does your patrol offer Advanced Life Support (ALS)? Thi standard of care can mean the difference between life and death.

  • Into the Glades

    Whistler/Blackcomb found that gladed trails increased options for guests, improved accessibility and also improved skier and snowboarder safety.

  • Avalanches and Your Customers

    This piece advocates resorts offering guests educational avenues to learn about avalanches and backcountry safety as off-piste skiing becomes more popular among guests.

  • The X Games Delivers Bigtime But Should We Ask For More

    The continuing success of X Games events, TV coverage, crowds of spectators, could benefit the Guild of Action Sports to help fund insurance, education,…

  • Reports

    Court Decides for Jiminy peak–broken femur incident 1998; Mammoth Power Fines End, For Now–infamous rolling blackouts; NSAA Introduces New Symbol–orange blob for freestyle terrain;…