130. Because adventure sport events often happen in rural or remote locations, the weather can be more serious than in sheltered countryside or urban venues.
131. It is important that organisers take careful account of the (potentially varying) experience of the participants when planning an event and ensure that all they are sufficiently experienced to cope if the event is to continue in extreme weather conditions.
132. It is good practice to plan bad weather contingency routes for participants.
133. It is equally important that the Event Centre is capable of fully functioning through extreme weather and organisers should undertake a risk assessment approach and develop contingency plans for what they will do if this is not the case. Special consideration should be given to:
- High winds
- Rain and flooding
- Lightning
- Snow and ice