Officers: Karl Martin Brandon Cheuk Kayleigh McGinley Marissa Weinstein & Taylor Schwartz Kimmie Kravets, Jessica Rubanich & Spencer Schwartz Mrs. Devlin Welcome to Ski & Snowboard Club

Agenda  Introduction  Mountain Overview  Snow Sport Safety  General Information  Questions & Answers

Dates: Friday, Jan 8 th Friday, Jan 15 th Skip a week Friday, Jan 29 th Friday, Feb 5 th *Thursday, Feb 11 th Busses leave immediately after school

by the numbers  6400 foot longest run  1082 feet of vertical (highest in PA)  164 skiable acres  39 trails for all abilities (the most in PA)  16 Lifts (13 Mountain Lifts & 3 Tubing)  3 Lodges (Summit, Valley & Tubing Adventure center) One Great Mountain!!!

Blue Mountain Trails 16 Easy 5 More Difficult 13 Most Difficult 5 Extremely Difficult 6 Terrain Parks

Blue Mountain Terrain Parks  6 Parks with 3 different levels with features such as:  40 ft double barrel straight  40 ft down flat down  35 ft 180 degree C box  Down flat down S  Street stair set  Wide butter boxes with grindable rails  25ft to 70 ft jumps  Rhythm sections  Tabletops Awesome!!!

Blue Mountain Tubing  Located adjacent to the Valley parking Area  Up to 39 Slides!!!  3 Lifts  The regions only family tubes which seat 4 – 6 guests

Blue Mountain Lodges  3 Lodges  Summit  Valley  Adventure Center (also known as Tubing)

What’s new at Blue for 2014/15? New Kids Learning Center – The Frontier Center: There is a new 7,100 sq ft Children’s Learning Center in the Valley called the Frontier Center. At the Frontier Center, children ages 4-12 will receive 2-hour Explorer Lessons or 6-hour Trailblazer Lessons (which includes lunch) on over 3 acres perfect for terrain- based learning. 3 surface carpet lifts are dedicated to the learning area called Frontier Alley (this trail was Finish Line). The Frontier Center also offers Daycare services for children ages 6 months to 5 years. Blue Mountain Learning Center Expansion: Our Valley Learning Center is for ages 13 & older and it boasts 2 new surface carpet lifts to help first time skiers and riders reach the top of the Valley Learning Hills. Adding 2 new surface carpet lifts allowed for the expansion of our terrain-based learning areas & techniques and are a great addition to the original surface carpet lift and Valley Triple chair lift. Improved Snowmaking: Once again, Blue Mountain has expanded its state of the art snowmaking system with, a new pump house, six new pumps, replacing aging pumps and increasing our pumping capabilities by 1600 gpm. A new state of the art automated pump control system, able to control our over 14,000 gpm water capacity, and upgrades in our water main network. Blue continues to be the leader in snowmaking automation and capacity on the East Coast.

What’s new at Blue for 2015/16? (cont) True Blue Mountain Sports Store Our Retail Shop has expanded into two locations this year! The True Blue Mountain Sports Store at the Summit Lodge has moved to a new location. It is situated next to the Summit Ticket Office & Rental Shop and can also be accessed from outside in the Summit Courtyard. The Valley Lodge location has been expanded to offer all the clothing and accessories that were offered at the Summit Lodge, situated next to the Valley Rental Shop. Tuning Center Located next to our Valley Rental Shop, we have found a new home for our Tuning and Repair Center; featuring the Montana Challenge MAX automated ski & board tuning machine! Blue Mountain is the first, and currently the only shop in the USA to operate this state-of-the-art tuning machine for our guests. Snowtubing Our 21-lane tubing park uphill capacity has been greatly improved with the addition of a second 450 ft. surface carpet lift. This means that less wait time and more tubing runs are in store for our guests this winter season! COMING SOON: A NEW TRAIL! It has been mapped out and the first-round of trail cutting will start this fall! It is located to the east of Paradise, on the far-side of Blue Mountain!

Blue Mountain Ski Patrol National Ski Patrol

What to do if you get injured? On the Slopes – Send a friend for help Ski Patrol Lift Operators Any Mountain personnel – Note your location What’s the name of the slope? All the light poles are numbered, note the number

What to do if you get injured? If you are able; walk to a first aid room – There are 6 first aid locations around the mountain Eagle’s Nest Top Shack Summit Lodge Patrol Base Valley First Aid Tubing

Snow Sport Responsibility Code Always stay in control and be able to stop or avoid other people or objects

Snow Sport Responsibility Code People ahead of you have the right of way. Its your responsibility to avoid them.

Snow Sport Responsibility Code You must not stop where you obstruct a trail or are not visible from above.

Snow Sport Responsibility Code Whenever starting downhill or merging into a trail, look uphill and yield to others

Snow Sport Responsibility Code Always use devices to help prevent runaway equipment.

Snow Sport Responsibility Code Prior to using any lift, you must have the knowledge and ability to load, ride and unload.

Snow Sport Responsibility Code Observe all posted signs and warnings. KEEP OFF closed trails and out of closed areas!

Blue Mountain Snow Sport Policy No Reckless skiing Ski only on designated trails No Profanity No Bouncing, Swinging or Jumping from chairs. No Drugs or Alcohol No Rowdy or Discourteous behavior

Pre Season Tips Check your equipment Get in good physical condition Inspect your clothing Does your helmet still fit?

Clothing Tips Layers = Warmth Your Face Your Head Your Legs Your Hands Your Feet

Helmets Educate yourself about helmet use Helmets can make a difference in reducing or preventing head injuries Helmets do have limits There are helmets designed specifically for snow sports Visit you-need-to-know for informationwww.skihelmets.org/what- you-need-to-know

Other Stuff

How can you help us? Know the Names of your Advisors/Leaders Lock your equipment or use the FREE equipment check areas Know your meeting point Know your departure time Know your own limits Carry your pass/id Money Water Food

Know and Understand The layout of the mountain Your own ability and strength The Snow Sport Responsibility code Blue Mountain Area Policies

Pop Quiz

Pop Quiz 1. How many first aid stations are on the mountain? A. 9 B. 3 C. 6 They are located: - in the Summit lodge - Adjacent to the Valley Lodge - in the Tubing Adventure Center - at the top of the Main Street double chair - Ski Patrol building at the bottom of Main Street - top of the mountain next to the Comet Chair lift.

Pop Quiz 2. What should you wear on your hands? A. Nothing B. A pair of good gloves C. A pair of socks

Pop Quiz 3. When you are on the chair lift you should bounce & swing the chair? A. True B. False Bouncing or swinging the chair could result in injuries to others !!!

Pop Quiz 4. You should always look up hill before you start down the hill. A. True B. False

5. What should you do if a skier or snowboarder is in front of you on the trail? A. Run them over B. Go a round them C. Yell and scream loudly

Questions?

Thanks for your time and attention!! See you one the slopes!!!