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During the 2008-2009 school year, the Franklin Regional Middle School Ski and Board club implemented the use of the flashing safety light reflectors.
We will continue to use these items during our trips. Each member will be given a light reflector as the exit the bus. This must be clipped on the member’s jacket. When members re-board the bus at the end of the trip, they will return their light reflector to a chaperon.
The light reflectors help the chaperones identify members of the club from a distance; and in case of an emergency they help ski patrol quickly identify from which group the injured skier or snowboarder belongs to.
During the 2009-2010 school year, the Franklin Regional Middle School Ski and Board club became one of the first school clubs to make helmets mandatory.
Some research states that skiers and snowboarders can cut the risk of brain injury dramatically by wearing helmets on the slopes. Dr. Stewart Levy, chief of neurosurgery and neurotrauma at St. Anthony Central Hospital in Denver, Colorado, has done a study that looked at cases from 1998 through 2005. He says helmets reduced the risk of brain injury by 75 percent. Other studies show a reduction in brain injuries of 50 percent to 80 percent. But he says a helmet is just part of the recipe for a safe day on the slopes.
"A helmet does not prevent all brain injuries and other types of injuries," Levy cautions. "So you still have to ski responsibly. A helmet is not a license to ski recklessly."
If Members do not own a helmet, they can Purchase one or rent one from Peak Ski and Snowboard Center in Plum. (412-793-4445).
Recommended Items:
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Ski / Snowboard Bag or Strap – to keep all of your equipment from getting lost. (WITH YOUR NAME)
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Cell Phone Charger (The cold Temperature can Quickly drain your battery)
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