SAM Magazine-Arapahoe Basin, Colo., Dec. 22, 2008-Arapahoe Basin is the latest resort to partner with Pinnacol Assurance, a worker's compensation insurance company, to offer employees a knee safety program. The program focuses on preventing ACL injuries through education. Educational sessions last approximately 30 minutes and give employees tools to avoid ACL tears and other knee injuries. On-the-job ACL tears can cost ski resorts anywhere from $20,000 to $50,000 per incident depending upon the severity of the accident. Several other Colorado resorts have also adopted the program, including Loveland Ski Area, Steamboat Ski Resort and Aspen.

"We determined that ACL injuries are one of the most costly and prevalent injuries for skiers and snowboarders," Arapahoe Basin assistant general manager Peggy Hiller told the Vail Daily. "Just one on-mountain ACL injury can make a huge difference in the kind of worker's compensation year we have." \