Father Continues His Fight for Safety Improvements to Prevent Injuries and Deaths at California Ski Resorts

He Urges Support of AB 1652 to Save Lives and Prevent Further Skiing and Snowboarding Tragedies Like the One that Took His Daughter’s life
SACRAMENTO, Calif., Jan. 25 /PRNewswire/ — It was almost four years ago to this day that young Jessica Gregorie traveled from her home in San Francisco for a day of snowboarding with [...]

Another Bill in CA would require Ski Helmets for employees

Bill would require death reports from ski resorts
Marisa Lagos, Chronicle Sacramento Bureau
Monday, January 25, 2010
Sacramento -
California ski resorts would have to publish reports on how many people are injured or killed on the slopes, increase safety measures, and force minors and employees to wear helmets, under a new bill.
The proposal by Assemblyman Dave Jones, D-Sacramento, [...]

Ski Helmet Law Proposed in California

The helmet debate rages on. A California lawmaker has formally introduced legislation that would require all skiers and snowboarders under the age of 18 to wear helmets on the hill.
California already has a bicycle helmet law for children; like that law, the proposed ski helmet law would fine parents $25 for helmetless children. “Despite [...]

Ski helmets may soon be mandatory in California

BY Emily Holding
Tuesday, 19 January 2010 14:11
Children under the age of 18 are used to grabbing their helmets before going for a bike ride, but soon they may have to put on a helmet before hitting the slopes as well if Senate Bill 880 is passed.
The bill, introduced last week by Senator Leland Yee (D-San [...]

New Jersey has a new Ski Helmet law brewing again

MORRIS COUNTY — Norman San Agustin refuses to give up. Fueled by the love of his daughter and the pain of losing her in a skiing accident in Vernon 21 years ago, the Morris County doctor is continuing a two-decade battle to require young skiers and snowboarders to wear protective helmets.
His latest effort to make [...]

New Ski Helmet Bill Proposed in California by Senator Yee

By Matt Sampson – SkiHelmets.org Director
ARVADA, CO – We are very excited to announce that California State Senator Leland Yee (D-San Francisco) has proposed a new ski helmet law for anyone under 18 on the slopes in California. The bill was introduced the past Wednesday.
At skihelmets.org, we understand the magnitude of such a bill and [...]

Shame on Ski Instructors not wearing a Ski Helmet

By Matt Sampson – SkiHelmets.org Director
ARVADA, COLORADO – As a Colorado Native and long time lover of skiing and the outdoors, I was very excited this season to get my three kids (7,5 and 3) on the slopes again. My wife and I decided this year to put our two older boys in weekly lessons [...]

Mandatory Ski Helmet Use Pressure hits Ski Areas

Vermont doctor/skier/boarder can provide expert analysis during National Ski Safety Awareness Week, January 16-22
(Vocus/PRWEB ) January 7, 2010 — Several recent skiing & boarding accidents, new helmet requirements at major resorts and the death of actress Natasha Richardson have made helmet mandates a pressing issue in the U.S. ski industry this season. Safety Awareness Week [...]

Quebec’s Ski Helmet Law… Almost?

After Natasha Richardson’s fatal ski accident in Mont-Tremblant last March, it looked like a mandatory helmet law might happen.
MONT-TREMBLANT, Canada — It was here, on the crowded, tree-lined slopes of one of North America’s most popular ski resorts, where actress Natasha Richardson suffered a fatal accident last March. The fact that she was not wearing [...]

Jackson Hole opens with new Ski Helmet Rules

When Jackson Hole Mountain Resort opened Saturday, certain employees are be required to wear ski helmets for the first time.
Resort officials on Wednesday announced a new helmet policy reached after negotiations with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, which issued a citation after ski patroller Kathryn Miller died in March in a fall while on [...]

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