Loon Serious Fun Guide

Serious Fun Guide
Click the links below to read our Serious Fun Guide:
Knee Friendly Skiing
Helmet Safety
Safety Tips
Know the Symbols
Pipe and Park Etiquette

How to Help Avoid ACL Injuries
Avoid High Risk Behavior

• Don't fully straighten your legs when you fall. Keep your knees flexed.
• Don't try to get up until you've stopped sliding. When you're down, stay down if you are injured in any way and call for assistance from Ski Patrol.
• Don't land on your hand. Keep your arms up and forward.
• Don't jump unless you know where and how to land. Land on both skis and keep your knees flexed.

Routinely Use Correct Skiing Technique

• Maintain balance and control
• Keep hips above knees
• Keep arms forward

Recognize Potentially Dangerous Situations
Ski technique warning signs:

• Uphill arm back
• Off-balance to the rear
• Hips below the knees
• Uphill ski unweighted
• Weight on inside edge of downhill ski tail
• Upper body generally facing downhill ski

Respond quickly and effectively to potentially dangerous situations:

• Arms forward
• Feet together
• Hands over skis