Safety and Risk Awareness

NOTICE TO ALL USERS OF THESE PREMISES AND FACILITIES

EXCLUSION OF OPERATOR'S LIABILITY FOR NEGLIGENCE, BREACH OF CONTRACT OR BREACH OF THE OCCUPIERS LIABILITY ACT

The use of these premises and facilities and participation in activities on the premises are subject to the conditions set out in the Exclusion of Liability and Assumption of Risks Notice, which is posted throughout the premises. These conditions will affect your legal rights, including the right to claim compensation or to sue the operator for negligence, breach of contract or breach of the Occupiers Liability Act following an accident.

PLEASE READ THE NOTICE CAREFULLY

Skiing and Snowboarding

Skiing, snowboarding involves various risks, dangers and hazards including, but not limited to the following:

• boarding, riding and disembarking ski lifts;
• changing weather conditions;
• avalanches;
• exposed rock, earth, ice, and other natural objects;
• trees, tree wells, tree stumps and forest deadfall;
• the condition of snow or ice on or beneath the surface;
• variations in the terrain which may create blind spots or areas of reduced visibility;
• variations in the surface or sub-surface, including changes due to man-made or artificial snow;
• variable and difficult conditions;
• natural and man-made objects;
• freestyle terrain and other recreational features;
• streams, creeks, and exposed holes in the snow pack above streams or creeks;
• cliffs; crevasses;
• snowcat roads, road-banks or cut-banks;
• collision with lift towers, fences, snow making equipment, snow grooming equipment, snowcats, snowmobiles or other vehicles, equipment or structures;
• encounters with domestic and wild animals including dogs and bears;
• collision with other persons;
• loss of balance or control; slips, trips and falls;
• accidents during snow school lessons;
• negligent first aid;
• failure to act safely or within one’s own ability or to stay within designated areas;
• negligence of other persons; and NEGLIGENCE ON THE PART OF THE OPERATOR.

Responsibility Code

Trail Difficulty

Circles, squares and diamonds: Understanding trail designations

These symbols represent a ski resort trail designation system that categorizes ski and snowboard slopes by difficulty. Resorts throughout North America (and much of the world) use green circles, blue squares and black diamonds to indicate difficulty. Nordic trail systems also often use these symbols. Each resort ranks it’s own trails based on the relative difficulty of their specific area. Normally about 25 percent of the trails are designated green, 50 percent blue, and 25 percent black.