Best practices for low risk recreation

Ski Well, Be Well can help us get back to the slopes

The National Ski Areas Association supports a thoughtful return to outdoor winter recreation. An advisory group of ski industry leaders developed the Ski Well, Be Well operational best practices based on scientific guidelines from experts. These practices can be adapted to each ski area's unique operation, and can be scaled according to the appropriate local COVID-19 response.

Your health and safety, and that of all our guests, employees and communities, is what we value most, and is the guiding influence for these best practices.

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What we're doing to promote your health and safety

Face coverings must be worn whenever physical distancing cannot be achieved.

Ski areas have hundreds of acres of open terrain for recreation.

Physical distancing protocols will be in place for both indoor and outdoor spaces.

Ski areas will conduct daily employee wellness checks and have protocols for those exhibiting symptoms.

Ski area staff commit to increased cleaning and disinfecting of high-touch areas.

Ski lifts provide constant airflow and can be loaded to allow for physical distancing.

Health and Wellness

Outdoor recreation, including skiing and snowboarding, is proven to improve mental and physical health of participants. “Research is showing that being outside in a mountain environment can boost our immune systems as well as our mental health and well-being,” says Florence Williams, author of The Nature Fix: How Being in Nature Can Make us Happier, Healthier, and More Creative.

Here's what you can do to protect our community

Part of the social contract of skiing and snowboarding requires that you take precautions to protect yourself and others.

The following associations and businesses have advised the creation of this document and endorse its contents:

National Ski Areas Association	NSAA Board of Directors	Alterra Mountain Company	Boyne Resorts	POWDR	Vail Resorts, Inc.
Colorado Ski Country USA	Connecticut Ski Areas Association	Idaho Ski Areas Association	Intermountain Ski Areas Association	Massachusetts Ski Areas Association	Michigan Snowsports Industries Association
Midwest Ski Areas Association	Minnesota Ski Areas Association	Montana Ski Areas Association	North Carolina Ski Areas Association	Pacific Northwest Ski Areas Association	Pennsylvania Ski Areas Association
Ski Areas of New York	Ski California	Ski Maine	Ski New Hampshire	Ski New Mexico	Ski Utah
Southeastern Ski Areas Association	Vermont Ski Areas Association	West Virginia Ski Areas Association	Wisconsin Ski Areas Association	Professional Ski Instructors of America	American Association of Snowboard Instructors
National Ski Patrol	Snowsports Industries America	U.S. Ski and Snowboard

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