Snow Angel Foundation plans winter safety education tour
The Snow Angel Foundation will bring its national winter safety education tour to Vermont in January and February, partnering with schools, ski areas, and industry leaders to promote awareness, preparedness, and shared responsibility in mountain environments.
January’s designation as National Ski Area Safety Awareness Month underscores the foundation’s mission: improving safety through education while preserving the joy, freedom, and benefits of skiing and snowboarding. Vermont’s deeply rooted ski culture, spanning local hills, youth programs, and iconic resorts, makes it a natural focal point for these conversations.
The Vermont tour reflects Snow Angel Foundation’s human-centered approach to safety education — meeting people where they are, from middle school classrooms to community ski hills and major destination resorts — while reinforcing that the safest mountain experiences are built on awareness, respect, and good decision-making.
Snow Angel Foundation founder Chauncy Johnson will be in Vermont throughout the tour and available for interviews at select stops.
Vermont tour schedule includes:
Thursday, January 8, "S'more Safety" community on-snow event, Saskadena Six; Saturday, January 10 — On-snow guest safety event, Stratton Mountain Resort; Saturday, January 10 — On-snow guest safety event, Magic Mountain; Sunday, January 11 — On-snow guest safety event, Burke Mountain; Tuesday, February 3 — Safety education presentation, Killington Mountain School; Tuesday and Wednesday, February 3 and 4 — Industry outreach at the NSAA Eastern Conference, hosted at Killington Resort; and Thursday and Friday, February 5 and 6 — On-snow guest safety event, Killington Resort and Pico Mountain.
The tour combines youth education, community-based events, guest-facing on-snow engagement, and industry collaboration, reflecting Vermont’s unique ski culture, where local hills, independent resorts, and major destinations all play a role in shaping responsible mountain behavior.
Snow Angel Foundation’s on-snow events are intentionally informal and conversational, encouraging skiers and riders to engage in safety discussions without fear or enforcement. Topics often include situational awareness, collision prevention, terrain choices, and how small decisions can reduce risk for everyone on the mountain.
For more information about the Snow Angel Foundation, Safety Month events or collision-awareness training go to snowangelfoundation.org.
