A local ski instructor is highlighting the importance of backcountry safety awareness for families, especially when venturing into areas near popular ski resorts.
Pete Weber, owner and founder of Shredder Ski in Midvale, said backcountry areas close to resorts can be just as dangerous as more remote mountain locations.
“It’s quite common for families that all of the resorts to be within proximity of the backcountry. And those areas are just as dangerous, if not more, than any of the mountains that are 10, 20 miles from the resort. It’s all of equal danger,” Weber said…