Browsing entries tagged with Safety

5 Mar 2019

New ski safety app launched

New ski safety app launched

A new personal safety app has launched that says it will help skiers and snowboarders contact ski patrol and emergency responders immediately when they need help. SkiConnect, from In-telligent, says it…

28 Feb 2018

Norwegian resort makes ski helmets compulsory

Norwegian resort makes ski helmets compulsory

The Norwegian ski resorts’ trade association, Alpinanleggenes Landsforeningen, has said it is skeptical of one ski resort’s plans to make ski helmets compulsory. The ski resort of Hovden Alpinsenter,…

8 Nov 2016

Verbier offers free snow safety courses

Verbier offers free snow safety courses

The Swiss ski resort of Verbier is offering free mountain safety courses this winter in a bid to ensure skiers venturing off-piste know more about what they’re doing. Verbier is known for its incredible…

1 Jan 2016

Colorado launches ski Safety Month

Colorado launches ski Safety Month

Ski resorts across Colorado are to host a month-long series of programmes and activities to encourage skiers and snowboarders to keep safe on the slopes. National Safety Month takes place throughout January…

29 Sep 2015

World’s first smart ski helmet launched

World’s first smart ski helmet launched

The world’s first smart ski helmet is being launched in Sydney, Australia. The helmet, called Forcite™ Alpine, will allow users to film their runs, communicate with friends on the slopes, take phone…

4 Mar 2014

New ski helmets hit the market

New ski helmets hit the market

In a ski season that has resulted in the soaring sales of ski helmets, two manufacturers have brought out revolutionary new models. Carrera has introduced the world’s first foldable ski helmet. The “Snow…

31 Jan 2013

Skiing with a helmet: Brits are split

Skiing with a helmet: Brits are split

British skiers are lagging behind their European and North American counterparts on wearing a helmet while on the snow. Of 13,597 people who went skiing and snowboarding last season, 51% wore a helmet,…

10 Jan 2011

Britain’s first avalanche park opens

Britain’s first avalanche park opens

Britain’s first avalanche training park has opened in the Scottish Highlands. Glencoe Ski Centre was chosen as the base for the park, which provides free transceiver training to anyone heading out…

1 Nov 2010

Pamporovo calls in the police

Pamporovo calls in the police

Bulgaria’s Pamporovo resort will get its own piste police this season, according to local reports. Team ‘Pamporovo’ will include regular police officers and other resort staff to manage…

28 Dec 2009

Racers test new safety gates

Racers test new safety gates

The International Ski Federation will be using Bormio’s World Cup event as a testing ground for new safety gates. The new gates feature flags that tear apart on impact and are designed to minimise collision…

19 May 2008

French gondolas get new safety stickers

French gondola cabins are receiving new safety stickers, clearly indicating how to behave when riding the lifts.The government initiative follows a man’s death in Chamonix this season, when he fell…

13 Mar 2008

Helmet saves skier in piste fall

If this doesn’t make you consider wearing a helmet…what will?;A skier who fell while schussing along a piste in Zermatt last week, was saved from serious head injury by wearing a helmet.Mark…

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