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Survey: Calif. ski areas boost safety – barely


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By Benjamin Spillman, Reno Gazette-Journal

California’s winter resorts have more safety measures in place than they did five years ago, but just barely.

That’s according to the California Mountain Resort 2016 Safety Survey.

The report, published by the SnowSport Safety Foundation, surveyed safety measures at 19 ski and snowboard resorts, including many in the Lake Tahoe area.

 

Although it shows slight improvements from a similar survey six years ago it also shows shortcomings in the way resorts manage impact protection, trail design and maintenance, boundaries and terrain parks.

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