YOUR RESPONSIBILITY CODE

Skiing/snowboarding can be enjoyed in many ways. At ski areas you may see people using alpine, snowboard, telemark, cross country or other specialized equipment, such as that used by disabled or other skiers/snowboarders. Regardless of how you decide to enjoy the slopes, always show courtesy to others and be aware that there are elements of risk in skiing/snowboarding that common sense and personal awareness can help reduce. Observe the code listed below and share with other skiers/snowboarders the responsibility for an overall great experience.

• Always stay in control, and be able to stop or avoid other people or objects.
• People ahead of you have the right of way. It is your responsibility to avoid them.
• You must not stop where you obstruct a trail, or are not visible from above.
• Whenever starting downhill or merging into a trail, look uphill and yield to others.
• Always use devices to help prevent runaway equipment.
• Observe all posted signs and warnings. Keep off closed trails and out of closed areas.
• Prior to using any lift, you must have the knowledge and ability to load, ride and unload safely.

This is a partial list. Be safety conscious. Officially endorsed by: NATIONAL SKI AREAS ASSOCIATION

NORTH CAROLINA’S
SKIER SAFETY ACT

A skier and / or passenger shall have the following responsibilities:

• To know the range of his own abilities to negotiate any ski slope or trail and to ski within the limits of such ability;
• To maintain control of his speed and course at all times when skiing and to maintain a proper lookout so as to be able to avoid other skiers and visible objects;
• To stay clear of snow grooming equipment, all vehicles, lift towers, signs and any other equipment on the ski slopes and trails;
• To heed all posted information and other warnings and to refrain from acting in a manner which may cause or contribute to the injury of the skier or others;
• To wear retention straps, ski brakes, or other devices to prevent runaway skis;
• Before beginning to ski from a stationary position or before entering a ski slope or trail from the side, to avoid moving skiers already on the ski slope or trail;
• To not move uphill on any passenger tramway or use any ski slope or trail while such person’s ability to do so is impaired by the consumption of alcohol or by the use of any narcotic or other drug or while such person is under the influence of alcohol or any narcotic or any drug;
• If involved in a collision with another skier or person, to not leave the vicinity of the collision before giving his name and current address to an employee of the ski area operator, a member of the ski patrol, or the other skier or the person with whom the skier collided, except in some cases when medical treatment is required, in which case, said information shall be provided as soon as practical after the medical treatment has been obtained. If the other person involved in the collision is unknown, the skier shall leave the personal identification required by this subsection with the ski area operator;
• Not to embark upon or disembark from a passenger tramway except at an area that is designated for such purpose;
• Not to throw or expel any object from a passenger tramway;
• Not to perform any action that interferes with the operation or running of a passenger tramway;
• Not to use such tramway unless he has the ability to use it with reasonable safety;
• Not to engage willfully or negligently in any type conduct that contributes to or causes injury to another person or his properties;
• Not to embark upon a passenger tramway without the authority of the ski area operator