Safety getting new emphasis at ski resorts as public zeal grows

With skiing emerging as a popular outdoor leisure activity in China, the country's winter sports governing body has called for tighter safety management at ski resorts.

The Winter Sports Administrative Center, China's top winter sports governing body, and the Chinese Ski Association issued its 2017 update of the national ski resort management guideline last week at a meeting attended by 86 representatives from 26 winter sports venues.

Guidelines were first released in 2005, and then updated in 2013. The latest revision details a variety of safety management issues such as resort layout, equipment standards, venue patrols, staff training and first-aid plans based on venue investigations, expert panel discussions and international practices.