Sidecountry Rescue—Who Should Respond to Ski Resort Out-of-Bounds Rescues?

摘要

The latest buzzword in winter recreation, “sidecountrynskiing and snowboarding,” is popping up in magazines,nequipment marketing materials, and ski resort websites.nThe increasing popularity poses several questions.n1,2nFirst, what or where is the “sidecountry” aka “slackcoun-ntry?” Is it a geographic local, an activity, or both? Simplyndefined, the sidecountry is the area adjacent to but out-nside the boundary of winter resorts, which is accessednfrom the resort by a paying customer. In other words, anskier or snowboarder buys a lift ticket, rides a lift, andnthen heads out of bounds. This raises many questions andnconcerns. The biggest quandary: who should respond tonsidecountry rescues?