Lift Safety

Lift Safety Tips

1. Be familiar with the type of lift you are riding, and ask for help if you need it.
2. Before loading, remove backpacks and secure loose items. Remove pole straps from wrists.
3. Look over your shoulder to watch the chair approach.
4. Sit all the way in the chair, with your back to the seat rest.
5. If the lift has a restraint bar, wait until everyone is seated, and slowly reach up and lower the bar. Do not attempt to lower the bar if you cannot reach it! Adults should always help kids to lower the bar.
6. Be aware of your surroundings while riding the lift. If you drop something, let it fall! You can always ask ski patrol for help retrieving the lost item.
7. As you approach the top terminal, prepare to raise the bar. Look for signs advising you to do so to help with your timing.

PARENTS & KIDS

Remember, children must be 42 inches or more, be wearing skis or a snowboard, and have sufficient ability to ride the lift, carpet, or tow rope, and be familiar with proper loading, riding, and unloading practices and behavior before they can ride alone.

Children between 36 and 42 inches tall must be accompanied by an adult.

Transporting a child in a backpack or front pack on any lift, conveyor or tow rope at Dodge Ridge Resort is PROHIBITED.

Children

It’s YOUR Responsibility to know how to use and ride the lift safely.

• Sit Back, Sit Still, and Hold On.
• Need help? Ask the lift attendant for assistance. They can slow the chair for you.
• Follow all instructions given by the lift operator.
• Children should load closest to the lift attendant.
• Remove & carry backpacks.
• Be free of distractions. Don’t use electronics while loading or unloading from the chair.
• It is OK to miss a chair and wait for the next one.
• When loading, watch for the approaching chair and then sit as far back once seated.
• Put the bar down if your carrier has one.
• Don’t adjust your equipment while riding the lift.
• If you lose a piece of equipment, let an employee know. It can be retrieved later.
• NO HORSEPLAY on the lifts.

More Information at http://www.kidsonlifts.org/