Accessibility / ADA Compliance
Website Accessibility Information
At Mt. Shasta Ski Park, we take seriously our responsibility for making the content of our website accessible. We are committed to providing content for people with disabilities and meeting current accessibility standards, including those defined by Section 508 of the U.S. Rehabilitation Act and the W3C-WAI’s Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG). Testing our website for compliance with current accessibility standards is an ongoing process.
Using This Site /
Notice Under the Americans with Disabilities Act
If you use assistive technology (such as a Braille reader, a screen reader, or TTY) and the format of any material on this website interferes with your ability to access information, please contact our corporate office at thinksnow@skipark.com or call 530-926-8600. To enable us to respond in a manner most helpful to you, please indicate the nature of your accessibility problem, the preferred format in which to receive the material, the Web address of the requested material, and your contact information.
Accessibility Design Guidelines
Our website has been designed with the following accessibility guidelines in mind:
The standard font used throughout the site has been chosen to be easily legible.
Wherever possible, we use live text instead of graphics to reduce the download time of pages and increase your control.
Our pages are designed to display without horizontal scrollbars when they are viewed at a screen resolution of 1024×768 pixels.
No information is exclusively conveyed using color. This doesn’t mean that colors are not used to organize information; instead it means there are also other, non-color dependent ways of doing this.
All images and hyperlinks, where appropriate, have an alternative text attribute. This means when an image or hyperlink is conveying important information its content is described with an alternative text.
We have attempted specifically to comply with Section 508 referring to website accessibility standards.
If you have difficulty accessing the site or have any comments or feedback, please do not hesitate to contact our corporate office at thinksnow@skipark.com or call 530-926-8600.
Third-Party/Hosted Web Services
Some of the online services provided by Mt. Shasta Ski Park to our visitors through links on our website were not created by, nor are they maintained by Mt. Shasta Ski Park; they are a subscribed service.
Every effort is made to ensure the products and services to which we provide and subscribe meet or exceed the accessibility standards adopted by Mt. Shasta Ski Park. The accessibility of these products and services, however, is the sole responsibility of the individual vendor and is beyond our control.
Visiting the Ski Park
Our facility offers handicap parking, elevators, and more! Our learning center offers adaptive ski lesson reservations for more information please email lessons@skipark.com If you have any questions please call 530-926-8610 during winter operations or 530-926-8600 during the off-season.
Policy on Mobility Devices
Thank you for your interest in visiting Mt. Shasta Ski Park. We will make every reasonable accommodation to ensure you have a pleasant visit. For your convenience, there are designated parking spots in the upper parking lot adjacent to the walkway ramp. If you have difficulty accessing any area, ask any Mt. Shasta Ski Park employee or call 530 926 8610 for assistance.
Winter Season
Mt. Shasta Ski Park allows the use of adaptive devices or other “manually-powered mobility aids” designed for use on the slopes. Adaptive devices are any specialized equipment that has been designed and manufactured primarily for use by individuals who have disabilities, including without limitation mono-skis, bi skis, outriggers and sit-skis. The Mt. Shasta Ski Park Learning Center provides instruction and will arrange the use of such mobility devices when requested in advance to ensure qualified instructors are available.
Mt. Shasta Ski Park has determined that the use of any power-driven devices or vehicles by the public, including other power-driven mobility devices used by individuals with mobility disabilities, would conflict with Mt. Shasta Ski Park’s safety requirements necessary for the reasonably safe operation of our on-slope activities. These safety concerns include the use of devices on the slopes that expose the user and skiers/snowboarders to a safety hazard; collisions with downhill skiers and snowboarders; and the use of devices that may provide access into closed areas that pose avalanche hazards. These safety concerns are compounded by our facility’s high volume of trail use. These safety requirements are based on actual risks and are not intended to be discriminatory in any way.
Babies are not permitted on the lifts.
Non-Winter Operations
When an event that is open to the public occurs, the following policy will be in effect. The Mt. Shasta Ski Park has determined the use of ATV/UTV’s, golf carts or pickup trucks by the public is not permitted. The use of these devices by the public would pose safety hazards to individuals using the trails for mountain biking and hiking given the size, weight dimensions, and speed of these devices; the high volume of traffic on the trails; and potential for collisions with other visitors; and the substantial risk of serious impacts to natural resources caused by these vehicles.
Service Animals
For Service animals to be permitted contact Guest Service 72 Hours in advance to schedule your service dog’s visit. They are allowed in base areas UNLESS one of the two exceptions are met: (1) The animal is out of control and the animal’s handler does not take effective action to control it; or (2) The animal is not housebroken. A service animal shall have a harness, leash, or other tether, unless either the handler is unable because of a disability to use a harness, leash, or other tether, or the use of a harness, leash, or other tether would interfere with the service animal’s safe, effective performance of work of tasks, in which case the service animal must be otherwise under the handler’s control (e.g. voice control, signals, or other effective means). Service animal means any dog that is individually trained to do work or perform tasks for the benefit of an individual with a disability, including a physical, sensory, psychiatric, intellectual, or other mental disability. Other species of animals, whether wild or domestic, trained or untrained, do not service animals for the purposes of this definition. Miniature horses will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis. The crime deterrent effects of an animal’s presence and the provision of emotional support, well-being, or companionship do not constitute work or tasks for the purposes of this definition. Miniature horses and Dogs are not permitted on lifts. Because of their size and weight, their presence on a lift would create a safety hazard to the animal, its handler, employees and/or other guests.
For more information contact: thinksnow@skipark.com
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