Should Colorado's ski areas require helmets?
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- Created on Thursday, 02 September 2010 14:13
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By JASON BLEVINS, THE DENVER POST
California and New Jersey are poised to adopt the nation's first-ever laws requiring all kids under 18 years old to wear helmets while skiing.
Could Colorado, the nation's ski capital, be next?
No legislation is under consideration here, but helmets already are virtually ubiquitous on the state's younger skiers.
"To me, this is the law catching up to where people already are. Very few kids don't have helmets these days," said Rob Katz, chief executive of Vail Resorts, which supported the California bill and operates the Heavenly ski area in the state. His company, with four ski areas in Colorado, would support similar rules here.
The state's largest ski operators — Vail Resorts, Aspen Skiing and Intrawest — already require kids in ski school to wear helmets. Many resorts also require their employees to wear them while working on the slopes. Even more mandate helmets for terrain-park riders.
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