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for Kelli and me but also for those in attendance, it is well Mountain Resort and Snow King Mountain Resort, who
worth the effort, knowing that it makes a lasting impact in had #RAD collateral at each lift and other locations, making
the minds and hearts of mountain staff. it hard to miss the message. And Copper Mountain, where
Some of our most notable experiences were presenting lift operators and mountain safety personnel wore pins with
in front of approximately 250 patrollers and staff at Park City/ the snow angel graphic in order to start conversations with
The Canyons, skiing with the mountain safety director and patrons about speed and collision safety. We even saw a poster
ski school director at Copper Mountain, and getting a at Meadowlark Ski Area, a small operation close to home in
personal tour of Big Sky Resort from the top of Lone Peak the Bighorn Mountains of northern Wyoming. These efforts
with pro patrol and mountain safety operations staff. The are humbling to see, and our hope is that they are making a
skiing public, myself included, has very little idea the lengths positive impact on skier and snowboarder behavior.
that ski areas go to in order to mitigate risks and promote For 2018–19, we continue to present at several resorts in
overall safety. The passion and dedication that ski area staff the West and will attend NSAA’s Eastern Winter Conference
have for their work is nothing short of impressive. and Tradeshow at Killington, Vt., in February. We anticipate
While we weren’t able to make schedules work with speaking at multiple resorts in the East during our time there.
several resorts that invited us, we continue to work to make Kelli and I applaud the efforts within the industry to
those appointments this season. Employee orientations and help us honor our daughter, and the life of the snowboarder
trainings are usually scheduled during weekends in the middle who lost his life too, by strengthening communication
of November, which makes it difficult for us to accommodate about the risks involved with collisions, speed, and space.
each request. However, we are always willing to present during Special thanks goes to Craig Hospital in Denver, Colo.,
other times of the year. and Mountain Guard Insurance for generously supporting
Overall, we are extremely encouraged by the efforts the program as well as to the resorts where we’ve presented.
that areas are making to bring awareness to speed and col- We hope to see you on your home mountain or an NSAA
lision safety, utilizing our story and the media that NSAA event in our travels. Until then, have fun, be safe, and
has provided. Some have stood out, including Jackson Hole #RideAnotherDay.

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