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By Harriette Halepis

Kids are generally safe while taking part in any mountain’s ski school program, but Whistler Blackcomb in Vancouver, British Columbia, has taken child safety to a whole new level. This year, kids that have signed up for the Whistler Kids, Ride Tribe, or any other private Whistler Ski School program will be fitted with GPS tracking devices.

GPS & Children Skiing

The resort hopes that by providing children with GPS trackers, parents will be able to “… look forward to a little more peace-of-mind knowing that we’ll be able to track their children, using flaik’s GPS system, no matter where they are on the mountains (Ski Rebel Magazine).”

Not only will parents have the ability to track their children, but young skiers looking to increase their speed and time will also have a chance to view their ski patterns. The GPS trackers have the ability to keep track of the number of trails kids attempt, speeds, and the amount of time that kids spend on the mountain – those kids who aren’t cut out for skiing won’t be able to escape to the lodge this year!

There’s no doubt that these new tracking devices will also provide Whistler with valuable marketing information, such as the most popular lifts used, and which trails kids love to explore. When all is said and done, the addition of GPS trackers to ski resorts is a novel idea any way that you look at it.