Terrain Parks

 FEATURES ETIQUETTE - HARBOR’S HALF-PIPE & TERRAIN PARK

You may take appropriate level 5 or higher students into the Explorer terrain park, following the guidelines below. Use sound judgement.

  • Attend Returner/New Hire Training = Wolf Pup Park, selected features in Cow Poke Park

  • Park Safety and FS1 = Cow Poke and Explorer Park

  • Park Safety and FS2 = Cache Park (with supervisor approval)

  • Park Safety and FS3 = Swifty Park (with supervisor approval)

  • Know the current condition of the features before you take your students there. Should the conditions be fast, keep your students under strict control. Set up rules at the top of the feature before you enter it. Students should go in single file or one at a time, (as appropriate), they should not pass one another, tell them not to go too high on the walls and to ski in control.

  • Harbor’s Half-Pipe can be fun and a good teaching tool. It is your responsibility to lead your students through Harbor’s Half-Pipe, keep the group together and move at a safe speed. Have the students yell, “wipe out,” if one should fall. Extra care should be used when exiting the natural half-pipe with students. Remember—you are merging with other traffic. Sending students ahead without supervision is not acceptable.

Park SMART 

Park SMART is about all safety and having the knowledge to enjoy your freedom and the freestyle terrain. 

1. START SMALL 

  • Work your way up. Build your skills.  

2. MAKE A PLAN 

  • Every time you use Freestyle Terrain, have a plan for each feature you are going to use. 

  • Remember, your speed, approach and take-off will directly affect your maneuver and landing. 

3. ALWAYS LOOK 

  • Before you drop. Before getting into freestyle terrain observe all signage and warnings. 

  • Use your first run as a warm up run and to familiarize yourself with the park layout and features 

  • Remember that the features change constantly due to weather, usage and time of day so it is important to continue to inspect features throughout the day. 

4. RESPECT 

  • The features and other users. 

  • One person on a feature at a time. 

  • Wait your turn and call your drop-in. 

  • Always clear the landing area quickly. 

  • Respect all signs and stay off closed features. 

  • Remember that respect is important both in the park, and on the rest of the resort. So be smart when you are heading down the mountain or to the lift and save your best tricks for the park. 

5. TAKE IT EASY 

  • Know your limits. Land on your feet. 

  • Ride within your ability and consider taking a lesson if you want to build your knowledge, skills, and bag of tricks. 

  • Stay in control both on the ground and in the air. 

  • Remember you can control how big or small you take the feature by varying speed and take off. 

  • Inverted aerials increase the chance of serious injury and are not recommended. 

YOU ARE IN CONTROL 

Don’t get in the backseat 

Control your speed 

Land on your feet 

YOU ARE IN CONTROL…