Be Aware. Ski & Ride with Care.
Your safety is our primary concern. Our Ski Patrol is on the mountain to make sure you have a safe day on the slopes. All members of Marble Mountain’s Ski Patrol are trained and certified in advanced first aid. Our uniforms are black with white or yellow crosses. We will have our first aid pack, radio and a smile to help you through.
If you are interested in joining marble mountains ski patrol. Please contact [email protected]
Exclusion of Liability
The use of ski area premises and facilities and participation in activities at ski areas involves various risks, dangers and hazards. It is a condition of your use of the premises and facilities and your participation in these activities that you assume all risk of personal injury, death or property loss resulting from any cause whatsoever, including negligence, breach of contract, or breach of any duty of care on the part of the ski area operator. Your legal responsibility as a user of the ski area premises and facilities or participant in activities at the ski area is explained in the following notice, which you will see posted at the ski area.
Skiing, snowboarding, biking and hiking involve various risks, dangers and hazards including, but not limited to the following:
- boarding, riding and disembarking lifts;
- changing weather conditions;
- exposed rock, earth, ice, and other natural objects;
- trees, tree wells, tree stumps and forest deadfall;
- the condition of snow or ice on or beneath the surface;
- variations in the terrain which may create blind spots or areas of reduced visibility;
- variations in the surface or sub-surface, including changes due to man-made or artificial snow;
- variable and difficult conditions;
- streams, creeks, and exposed holes in the snow pack above streams or creeks;
- cliffs; crevasses;
- snowcat roads, road-banks or cut-banks;
- collision with lift towers, fences, snow making equipment, snow grooming equipment, snowcats, snowmobiles or other vehicles, equipment or structures;
- encounters with domestic and wild animals including dogs and bears;
- collision with other persons;
- loss of balance or control; slips, trips and falls;
- accidents during snow school and biking lessons;
- negligent first aid;
- failure to act safely or within one’s own ability or to stay within designated areas;
- negligence of other persons;
- and NEGLIGENCE ON THE PART OF THE OPERATOR and its directors, officers, employees, instructors, agents, representatives, volunteers, independent contractors, subcontractors, sponsors,
Alpine Responsibility Code
There are elements of risk that common sense and personal awareness can help reduce. Whenever you’re on the slopes, show courtesy to others. Please adhere to the Alpine Responsibility Code and share with others the responsibility for a safe outdoor experience.
Smart Style - Freestyle Terrain & Terrain Park Safety
Play it safe when you use the Terrain Park and Freestyle Terrain. Because nothing ruins a great day on the mountain like an injury. GET SMART.
Helmet Usage
Skiers and snowboarders are encouraged to educate themselves on the benefits and limitations of helmet usage. At Marble Mountain, helmets are strongly recommended for all skiers and riders. Helmets are mandatory for the following groups:
- Children participating in the School Alpine Program
- Children in our season long programs
- Participants in marble mountain sponsored terrain park/race events
Lift Safety Shutdown
As per the Z-98 code guidelines and the safety of our patrons: chairlifts may close when wind speed is equal to or greater than 70km/h.
** Please note wind speeds and direction can be different from lower to upper mountain
Always check the snowline (637-SNOW 7669), the website and social media when inclement weather is forecasted.
Marble Mountain
Extreme Weather Policy
Marble Mountain has developed a set of extreme weather policies designed to protect our guests, staff, and assets in the event of extreme weather.
Extreme cold weather affects the operation of mechanical devices (lifts, snowmobiles, groomers). These devices work a little harder in extreme temperatures. The safety of guests and staff have to be considered when operating in extreme conditions.
Temperature policy:
- In extreme temperatures, management gives consideration to the unlikely possibility of a manual evacuation of a chairlift. Time is of the essence in extreme temperatures, therefore in temperatures below -28 degrees C wind chill, all non-surface lifts will cease operations as frostbite and hypothemia can set in quickly. Priority is given to safety of guests and staff.
- In the event of a lift failure in extreme temperatures (-20 degrees C wind chill and below) lift mechanics will try and resolve the problem for a period of no longer than 10 minutes before deployment of a diesel generator to evacuate the lift.
- At -25 degrees C wind chill all ski school programs are cancelled.
- Guests are advised to dress appropriately and plan for delay when boarding the lifts. Check frequently for frostbite and take frequent warmup breaks.
Wind Policy
- Wind speeds are constantly monitored on the mountain
- At wind speeds of 50km/h, non-surface lifts will operate at reduced speeds as deemed by the lift attendant. Lift attendants and ski patrol are also monitoring the swing of the chairs at all times during windy conditions.
- At 70 km/h all non-surface lifts will cease operation for the safety of guests, staff and equipment.
Special Weather & Travel Advisories
- Management of Marble Mountain constantly monitor weather conditions. In the event of storm, blizzard, and travel advisories, management will make a cancellation announcement as early as is feasible to do so in order to ensure the safety of traveling guests and staff.
