Responsible Snowsports: 7 Tips

Be responsible when skiing, snowmobiling, snowshoeing, and snowboarding with these quick tips:

1. Low snow, don’t go. Avoid areas with inadequate snow cover. Traveling in these conditions
can damage plants and soils just below the snow’s surface.
2. Travel only in areas designated for your type of winter travel.
3. Avoid traveling in potential avalanche areas. Use terrain to your advantage, avoiding steep slopes, cornices, and gullies or depressions; periodically check for clues to an unstable snowpack. Remember, one person at a time on slopes. An avalanche transceiver, shovel, and probe should be worn on your body at all times in avalanche terrain.
4. Respect established ski tracks. If traveling by foot or snowshoe don’t damage existing ski tracks.
5. If a person develops hypothermia, warm the person up by rubbing them vigorously and getting them into dry clothes. Give them warm non-alcoholic liquids.
6. If you must have a fire, use a fire pan.
7. Dispose of all sanitary waste properly by packing it out or bury it in a shallow hole in the snow.
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-Bentley VentureTree Team