UPHILL TRAVEL POLICY.

Non-lift access to ski area facilities such as uphill snowshoeing, hiking or "skinning", may present high danger of personal injury to participants or others and therefore may be limited or forbidden based on conditions, on-mountain activity and/or mountain policy.

Please note, fat tire biking and/or mountain biking is prohibited on the mountain during the winter season, both during day time and night time operations. Recommended recreational trails are provided by the USFS.
Prior to embarking on these uphill activities, please call the Trails Hotline for approved uphill travel routes and mountain access: (970) 754-5907

Daytime Operations Checklist for Uphill Travel:

• Call the Trails Hotline (970) 754-5907
• Stay towards the side of the trail
• Position yourself so that you are visible from above
• Wear brightly colored clothing
• Dogs are prohibited during lift operating hours
• Obey all pertinent signage
• Avoid all areas where machinery is operating

Evening Operations Checklist for Uphill Travel:

• Call the Trails Hotline (970) 754-5907
• Abide by all of the above-described daytime recommendations
• Wear reflective materials
• All dogs must be on leashes
• Carry a light or headlamp
• Be aware that ski area emergency services are NOT available

Bachelor Gulch Metropolitan Distric

Community Wildfire Evacuation Plan & Map

THE BACHELOR GULCH COMMUNITY WILDFIRE EVACUATION PLAN is designed to ensure the safe and efficient evacuation of the Bachelor Gulch Community in the event of a wildfire. The reason for this plan is to focus on the lives and safety of all residents, guests, employees, and firefighters. The basic elements of this plan include the following:

1)   Reporting Emergencies.

2)   Wildfire Siren Decision Making Process.

3)   Communication Process and Options.

4)   Evacuation Preparations, Procedures and Routes Each of these topics is summarized below in more detail.

1.  REPORTING EMERGENCIES

All true emergencies should be reported by calling 911. Vail Dispatch handles all 911 calls for Eagle County and will dispatch the necessary emergency response team(s), including Fire District, Sheriff’s Department and the Ambulance District. For all other incidents, contact Bachelor Gulch Public Safety (970‐754‐2345).

When reporting an emergency attempt to have the following information.

·         Your name and home phone number.

·         Nature of emergency — the more details the better.

·         Exact location.

·         The number and types of people involved.

·         Are there any injuries? If so what kind of injuries?

·         Are there any ongoing hazards? I.e. electrical wires, gas leaks etc.

·         Call back numbers if there are alternatives. I.e. Other cell phones.

PLEASE DO NOT HANG UP UNTIL THE DISPATCHER HAS RECEIVED ALL OF THE

INFORMATION!!

2.  Wildfire Siren Decision Making Process

Bachelor Gulch is equipped with an emergency response siren at the top of Daybreak Ridge. The siren will alert the Bachelor Gulch community that important wildfire information and communications will shortly be disseminated by the appropriate agency. The decision to sound the Wildfire Siren will originate from the Incident Command or the Unified Command. The siren will produce a loud pulsating blast generating for ten seconds at a high tone and then four seconds at a lower tone repeatedly for three minutes. Alarm blasts from the siren will be heard throughout Bachelor Gulch. The alarm will sound every thirty (30) minutes for three‐minutes as long as there is an emergency. This will coincide with the Eagle County E911 system notifying the community of any safety precautions or recommended actions. Information will be specific to and pertaining to an emergency in Bachelor Gulch. Once the emergency has passed, three (3)‐thirty (30) second blasts will sound, signifying all is clear.

There will be a public test of the siren on the 1st day of each month at noon from May through October

3.  COMMUNICATION PROCESS AND OPTIONS

When emergencies strike, public safety officials use timely and reliable systems to alert you. The www.ready.gov/alerts page describes different warning alerts you can get and how to get them. Eagle County's goal is to provide accurate, coordinated, consistent, timely, and easy-to-understand information about an impending emergency through a variety of information and warning systems to enhance the community's well-being before, during, and after the emergency.  Eagle County employs numerous warning systems and operates under the theory that no one method is effective at reaching all of our residents and visitors.100% notification cannot be guaranteed. If people feel at all threatened, they should be prepared to take appropriate actions even without the direction of their governmental agencies.

Below are links to some of the Public Information and Warning systems available in Eagle County:

Eagle County uses the Everbridge Alert System, which is an emergency communication system used by governments, emergency management agencies, and first responders to send emergency alerts, notifications, and updates to your landline phone, cell phone, or email account based on your location and the alert categories that you have chosen.
The system offers free enrollment with app alerts & messaging. To subscribe to this service go to www.ecalert.org. This system provides voice notification commonly referred to as the "Reverse 911" system. If you have a hard-line phone in your home, you should automatically receive these calls.

*If you are having issues with an EC Alerts account you can send an email explanation to: ecalerts@vailgov.com

4.  EVACUATION PREPARATIONS, PROCEDURES AND ROUTES

What Do I do if I need to evacuate?

1.        Close all windows and doors, including the garage door.

2.       Park vehicles inside of the garage facing the outside, with the keys in the ignition. Keep the garage door closed.

3.       Thin or fine textured window coverings should be pulled back or removed from windows. The radiant heat through windows will ignite curtains.

4.       Very heavy window coverings may be left in place and drawn closed as they may provide insulation.

5.       If you have a garden hose leave it attached to an outside faucet.

6.       If you have a ladder, lean it against the house to provide access to the roof.

Primary Route

Bachelor Gulch Trail to Prater Lane

Secondary Routes

Always use primary evacuation route unless instructed by authority having jurisdiction.

Daybreak Ridge to the Strawberry Park access road into Strawberry Park, exiting through Beaver Creek.

Bachelor Ridge to Horizon, then access the mountain road down through Arrowhead. There is an additional mountain road that connects Horizon to Daybreak Ridge.

It is possible that some conditions may not allow for the evacuation routes to be needed. When this happens, a temporary area of refuge is the best alternative. Bachelor Gulch has two designated safety zones. The first is the large open area located south of the Ritz Carlton hotel, accessed from either Bachelor Ridge or Daybreak Ridge. The other area is next to an existing large clearing which is next to the snowmaking pond located off of the spur road at the top of Daybreak Ridge. Follow the McCoy Park road approximately 1000 feet up to the clearing. These areas have very little combustible material to burn. Safe Zones should only be used at the direction of Incident Command and as a last resort in the event all other routes become impassible.

Once the evacuation order is issued, entry and re‐entry will be extremely limited or prohibited. Entry gates will be staffed by Public Safety and Law Enforcement. Any entry that is authorized will be limited to essential personnel. Decisions to allow re‐entry must go through the Incident Command.

We suggest these guidelines be posted in your home for easy access by you and your guest!