Hill Safety 2016 Flashcards
Why have Loading areas?
Line control fair and equitable
Ticket check area
Final approach/lift loading safely (surrounded by fencing)
Place for singles
Describe types of maze lines and their ticket checker location and line controller….
1) straight box type… Singles lines possible, Ticket checker at entrance, line control required at exit for loading, example chair 9 bear Mtn
2) serpentine box type… Ticket checker at entrance only, no singles lines, furnicular, cafeteria
3) fan type… Ticket checker at entrance or mid way, space consuming, singles lines possible, mammoth
4) mix and match
Line control construction
Waiting area… For ticket check and fair access entrance
Level ground for lines and entry (protected)
Separated from run
Loading area Level to 2 degrees down slope Get guest facing parallel to haul rope 18" +/- 2" from snow to carrier seat ANSI signage
What are you looking for on every lift ride?
Loading area…ANSI signs, Level entry, loading procedures
Riding… Look and listen to every tower, cross arm, sheave wheel, chairs, ropes or t bars, oscillation or deflection in the rope, etc
Unloading… Clear of obstacles and people, chair to snow distance comfort, watch unloading process a few minutes
What are the duties for safety and readiness?
1) check weather and radios night before and morning of, dress appropriately, be timely
2) notice icy areas in parking lot, unshoveled steps, snow accumulation on roofs, weather changes and how it will affect injured guests.
3) sign in, morning meeting, equipment check
4) lift checks, also includes 12’ from snow pack to chair
Who dictates ANSI standards?
1) CAL OSHA
2) insurance carriers
3) US forest service
Ski resorts under B77.1
4 types of aerials at bear and operating speeds
C-TEC (chair 8 bear peak, chair 7 inspiration) detachable 850’/min
Riblet (outlaw)
Poma (access), magic carpet
Hall-Watertown (chair 4 silver)
200’/min beginner
350’/min intermediate
What are the four, arguably five, categories or ski lifts?
1) surface lifts (magic carpet)
2) tows (public hauled up by grasping rope or attachment to it)
3) Aerial (carrier/chair lifts)
4) reverse aerial trams/gondolas
Where are the motors located? And what are the benefits?
Top… Most efficient, smaller motors, less power needed, quiet at the bottom near guests, 480 volt power tough to obtain at top
Bottom… Convenient power source, less efficient, noisy in loading zone
How is service brake used?
Slow and stop under normal conditions, control is on the face of the control panel
How do you identify the sheaves?
As haul line enters sheaves, identify if on uphill or downhill side, then first one is 1, and identify if compression or support…
How does patrol prepare in the mornings?
Arrive 1 hour before resort opens Sign in/out Radios checked Boots on Morning briefing Room inventory
Why have signs?
Guest navigation
State requirements
Insurance requirements
What types of signs do we have?
Informational… run names, location of services
Regulatory and ANSI… Fire extinguisher, exits, load/unload
Hazard/warning… Trail merge, slow, boundary/closures
What info is mandated by ANSI (loading)?
Check for loose clothing and equipment Remove pole straps Loading seat heights (variable) Wait here Load here Authorized personnel only
