National Safety Awareness Week

National Safety Awareness Week (January 14-22, 2012) at Pico Mountain educates skiers and riders about slope safety awareness by  partnering with the National Ski Areas Association (NSAA) to promote Your Responsibility Code and Smart Style.

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National Safety Awareness Week Activities & Promotions

Free Lift Ticket Voucher with Helmet Purchase

Guests who purchase a helmet at Pico Sports during the week of January 14-22, 2012 will receive a voucher for a free lift ticket, valid any day starting January 23, 2012 through the end of the 2011-12 season. 

Safety Awareness Display & Kids Prize Raffle

Kids are welcome to visit the Safety Awareness Display area inside Pico Base Lodge for coloring, stickers, tattoos, visiting with Ambassadors, photo opportunities, and the chance to take a safety quiz. Plus, kids can enter to win a free helmet and other prizes.

Safety Awareness Video

We are excited to present a video staring our staff titled Share the Fun-Share the Mountain. This video welcomes guests to our resort and educates them about skier and rider safety awareness.

 
More Information About Safety Awareness

An assortment of safety awareness flyers, cards and stickers will be available throughout the resort.  In addition to National Safety Awareness Week posters, look for messages featuring Your Responsibility Code, Smart Style, Check Your Speed and information that explains Vermont state law regarding on-hill collisions as well as the consequences of skiing and riding outside the ski area boundary. 

Out on the Hill

Ambassadors, patrollers and instructors will be handing out Know the Code stickers and cards, Smart Style stickers and a Freestyle Terrain User’s Guide to guests.  Plus some Ambassadors will wear bright yellow jackets that display important safety awareness messages based on Your Responsibility Code and give away prizes to guests who successfully answer a safety awareness quiz.

Kids Poster Contest

NSAA National Safety Poster Contest

As part of the HEADS UP! campaign, NSAA has developed a safety awareness poster contest for kids.  The national contest targets 4th, 5th and 6th graders, but any elementary-age child can participate. Kids are welcome to create a poster relating to any one of the seven points of Your Responsibility Code or one of the four elements of Smart Style.  Go to www.nsaa.org for more details on the national contest.

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