Recommendations to improve ski area safety with obstacle padding

• Main Authors: Marine Dorsemaine (Author), Irving S. Scher (Author), Tom Allen (Author), Catherine Masson (Author), Lenka L. Stepan (Author), Pierre-Jean Arnoux (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2023-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Objective: Fixed obstacles, such as trees, rocks and posts, are common within recreational ski areas. Collisions with fixed obstacles (CWO) can have severe consequences with significant physical, emotional and economic costs. Despite worldwide use of ski area padding, few studies have focused on pad...