Everyone makes mistakes. Even professional winter athletes.
Teton Gravity Research is hosting the International Pro
Riders Workshop this week at Snowbird Ski Resort.
“This is a safety course for the best of the best,” said Bob
Bonar, the resort’s general manager. “The backcountry is incredibly dangerous.
This course is designed to help educate the world’s best skiers and
snowboarders so they have the knowledge and confidence in any situation.”
Teton Gravity Research is an action sports company,
producing more than 28 award-winning films, showcasing some of the world’s best
winter sports athletes.
The workshop started Monday and will conclude Thursday.
Fourteen professional skiers and snowboarders including
Daron Rahlves, a former Olympian and now ski film star, are in attendance.
Representatives from Teton Gravity Research are working with
Snowbird’s Ski Patrol for the event.
“It’s a hell of an experience to host some of the greatest
skiers on the planet,” said Peter Schory, the resort’s winter operations
director. “Bringing people of this caliber in the industry to Snowbird makes us
want to present the best to them.”
During the four-day workshop, industry leading safety
members will give classroom presentations on avalanches, medical awareness,
avalanche beacons and snowpack analysis.
The course will also spend time each of the four days
outside. Outside course drills will include rope-rigging techniques, an
avalanche burial simulation and helicopter awareness.
This is the second consecutive year that the International
Pro Riders Workshop is taking place at Snowbird.
“Snowbird offers a lot of diversity, said Dave Fields, the
vice-president of operations and the resort’s marketing director. “Our guests
can be in a hotel room one minute and then on some very challenging terrain
within moments.”
Snowbird is located conveniently 40 minutes from the Salt
Lake City International Airport, making it easy for guest to arrive.
“That is one of the best things about Snowbird,” Bonar said.
“Anyone can get here in a day of traveling from anywhere in the United States.”
The International Pro Riders Workshop will end Thursday will
an overview of the four-day course.
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