Terrain Park Safety Initiative...
1. Introduction
The National Ski Areas Association and Burton Snowboards would like
to welcome you to the Smart Style Terrain Park Safety initiative.
This venture has been a cooperative effort to continue the proper
use and progression of terrain parks at mountain resorts, while also
delivering a unified message that is clear, concise, and effective.
We believe the Smart Style message along with existing safety messages;
will help to heighten the sense of education and awareness about the
proper use of terrain parks in a way that is not hard to deliver,
or for that matter to digest.
We have compiled some useful artwork, tools, signage and suggestions
that we hope mountain resorts will be able to implement into terrain
park operations.
The Smart Style section has everything on it and should be your guide
to start getting involved with this movement. The more people we can
educate and get involved to help to spread the knowledge, the better!
We consider this an endless movement that will continue to grow as
the sport, terrain parks, halfpipes, riders and mountains continue
evolving.
2. Smart Style Explained
There are three main messages that are associated with Smart Style:
01) LOOK BEFORE YOU LEAP
02) EASY STYLE IT
03) RESPECT GETS RESPECT
01) LOOK BEFORE YOU LEAP
Scope around the jumps first, not over them. Know your landings are
clear and clear yourself out of the landing area.
02) EASY STYLE IT
Start small and work your way up.
(Inverted aerials not recommended).
03) RESPECT GETS RESPECT
From the lift line through the park
Education
- Make yourself aware of this information so you can help educate
others
- Internal department education
- Taking time in lessons and programs to explain the info or at least
let them know where they can find the info
- Your ?Responsibility Code?, know the code and respect what it represents
Distribution
- Resort employees
- Key opinion leaders
- Shops, key resort and non-resort locations
- Website, collateral materials and snow reports
- Stickers and cards for handouts
- Chairlift tower signs
- Big trail map signs and slope signage
3. Freestyle Terrain Symbol
In order to achieve a unified message resorts need to be using the
same symbol to signify a terrain park or halfpipe. Just like we do
with the Green Circle, Blue Square, and Black Diamond symbols to signify
the relative degree of difficulty of the terrain, the orange oval
symbol will connote ?Freestyle Terrain? and will collectively refer
to halfpipes, terrain parks and terrain features.
Freestyle Terrain Symbol
Know it.
Respect it.
Ride it.
4. The Stowe Project
The Stowe project is an example of what one resort is doing to improve
communication with park guests. Stowe resort has included signs that
are not a part of the traditional Smart Style program, but are designed
to promote awareness and improve overall flow and safety within the
park. The signs and artwork from the Stowe project are made available
for your consideration and use.
5. More Information
The NSAA Terrain Park Resource Guide provides a lot of valuable information
about terrain park operation and education. For more information about
the Resource Guide, Responsibility Code, Freestyle Terrain Symbol,
Smart Style, or any other services the National Ski Areas Association
(NSAA) provides, you can call 303-987-1111 or visit www.nsaa.org.
There are also professional individuals and companies that have experience
and expertise in terrain park and halfpipe design, construction and
operation, and snowboarding in general. You may consider consulting
with these individuals when planning your snowboard operations.
For More Information - Contact:
Jamie McCourt
Terrain Park Manager
10 Snowshoe Dr
Snowshoe, WV 26209
304-572-5635
jmccourt@snowshoemtn.com
jmccourt@snowshoemtn.com
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