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Safety Programs
Smart Style
Freestyle Terrain Safety Initiative
NSAA & Burton Snowboards
The National Ski Areas Association and Burton Snowboards would like to welcome you to the
"Smart Style" Terrain Park Safety initiative. A cooperative effort with the help of the Professional Ski Instructors
of America (PSIA) and the American Association of Snowboard Instructors (AASI) that emphasizes the proper use of terrain parks while delivering a unified message.
The 2011 Smart Style DVD is available for purchase online [more...]
The video, along with the freestyle terrain manual work together to
emphasize the importance of safety in terrain parks across the country.
Spreading the message is important.
Don't go if you don't know!
The Smart Style Program:
There are four main messages that are associated with Smart Style:
- MAKE A PLAN
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Every time you use freestyle terrain, make a plan for each feature you want to use. Your speed,
approach and take off will directly affect your maneuver and landing |
- LOOK BEFORE YOU LEAP
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Scope around the jumps first, not over them. Know your landings are clear and clear yourself out of the landing area. |
- EASY STYLE IT
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Start small and work your way up. (Inverted aerials not recommended) |
- RESPECT GETS RESPECT
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From the lift line through the park. |
The video also illustrates the ATML method: Approach, Take-Off, Maneuver, and Landing. The video highlights an instrumental message
in freestyle terrain use: avoid the backseat and land on your feet.
Key Points to the Video
- Size Designation - Resorts breakdown features by size, NOT ability level
- Avoid the Backseat
- Remember the Four Steps in Smart Style
- Apply the Four Points of ATML
- It's Smart to Wear a Helmet
- Know Before You Go - Make sure you are aware of weather and resort conditions. Scope out the park BEFORE you use a feature.
Education
- Make yourself aware of this information so you can help educate others
- Internal department education
- Taking time in lessons and programs to explain the info or at least let them know where they can find the info
- "Your Responsibility Code," know the code and respect what it represents
We believe the "Smart Style" message along with existing safety messages; will help to heighten the sense of education and awareness
about the proper use of terrain parks in a way that is not hard to deliver, or for that matter to digest.
Distribution
- Resort employees
- Key opinion leaders
- Shops, key resort and non-resort locations
- Website, collateral materials and snow reports
- Stickers and cards for handouts
- Chairlift tower signs
- Big trail map signs and slope signage
Materials
We have compiled some useful artwork, tools, signage and suggestions that we hope mountain resorts will be able to implement into terrain park operations.
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