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Safety Education
IMAGES & INSPIRATION

NSAA’s 2018 National Safety Month Photo Contest

SOME THINGS NEVER GET OLD . . . little kids grinning during a To celebrate these efforts the Journal hosts a National
toboggan ride, a patrol dog working the crowd at a safety demo, Safety Month Photo Contest each year. Resorts from across
a goofy ski area mascot handing out a hot chocolate voucher to the country submit snapshots of new as well as tried-and-
a guest who recited something correctly from the Responsibility true methods of how they engage guests and employees in
Code. Although commonplace at ski areas, these images take the conversation about the importance of safe skiing and rid-
on special significance during National Safety Month, when ing. Okemo Mountain Resort in Vermont submitted this
resorts across the country turn up the volume on safety messag- year’s winning photo, shown here along with a sampling of
ing with a variety of fun activities and contests. the other great images we received.

Photo by Shauna Bocksch, Copper Safety Patrol Supervisor Photo by Tom Vayianos, Digital Media Producer/Stratton Mountain

Photo by Rebecca Heanue, Okemo Events Manager COPPER MOUNTAIN RESORT, CO STRATTON MOUNTAIN RESORT, VT

Copper Mountain ambassador Katherine
Jeter engages a captive audience to dis-
cuss skiing/boarding safety at the lively
booth she sets up every weekend outside
When you’re outside your comfort zone,
Jack’s, the resort’s busy cafeteria.
a teddy bear can make all the difference.
“Katherine’s energy is amazing, and
adjust the helmet of Isaac Richmond as he
she can’t help but draw a crowd with
her enthusiasm and desire to change
heads out with the Little Cub snowboard
the dial,” says Shauna Bocksch, moun- Stratton’s Ursa Bear heeds the call to help
school. Helmet education is only one com-
WINNER — OKEMO MOUNTAIN RESORT, VT tain safety patrol supervisor at Copper. ponent of Stratton’s Safety Month pro-
“Katherine passionately educates guests gramming, where “Play Safe, Play Smart,
Taking the prize for Best Safety Month Photo is this candid of on collision prevention, using NSAA’s Enjoy the Mountain” is more than just a
Tenley Hassett, a young guest at Okemo modeling her version of #RideAnotherDay message and discuss- motto, says Tom Vayianos, who snapped
“helmet head.” Each January, the resort’s Helmet Head Contest is ing Your Responsibility Code.” this photo.
one of its most-anticipated safety initiatives—a celebration of the
tell-tale hairstyle unveiled when skiers and riders remove their
SUGARBUSH RESORT, VT
helmets and suppress the instinct to smooth their hair, as if to say,
“I believe in helmet safety so I embrace this mess.”
Sugarbush Coach Rick Hale
Okemo posts photos from the contest on the resort’s Facebook
page, and the person whose photo has the most votes wins a new helps a Ski Mountaineer team
Bern helmet and two free lift tickets, “not to mention all the fame member learn how to properly
and glory that comes with being safe on the slopes,” said Bonnie apply climbing skins. Over 16
MacPherson, the resort’s public relations director. weekends participants focus
Congratulations to Okemo for recognizing a mussed-up ‘do Photo by John Atkinson/Sugarbush on learning how to travel on
as the trademark of safety-minded skiers and boarders. For skis and be self-sufficient in the
its win, the resort will receive a free registration to an NSAA mountains.
Fall Education Seminar, Winter Conference, or the National
Convention and Tradeshow.

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