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"Ski Safety Act" House Bill 32
"Ski Safety Act" House Bill 32
"Ski Safety Act" House Bill 32
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ski
on
10
area
civil
operators;
causes
of
providing
action
for
against
skier
ski
area
safety
and
operators;
date.
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12
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Section
1.
W.S.
1-1-123.1
through
1-1-123.8
are
created to read:
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1-1-123.1.
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This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Ski Safety
Act."
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1-1-123.2.
Definitions.
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(a)
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(i)
"Freestyle
terrain"
includes
terrain
parks
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other
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parks;
constructed
and
natural
features
found
in
terrain
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(ii)
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(A)
(B)
Falling
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or
surface
snow
conditions,
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(C)
bare
Surface
spots,
or
subsurface
forest
growth,
conditions
including
rocks,
stumps,
objects;
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(D)
Collisions
or
impacts
with
natural
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(E)
Impact
with
ski
lift
towers,
signs,
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(F)
Variations
in
steepness
or
terrain,
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freestyle
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modifications; and
terrain,
jumps
and
catwalks
or
other
terrain
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(G)
Collisions
with
other
skiers
or
ski
area vehicles.
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(iii)
of
ski
area
operator
and
administered
as
single
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6
(iv)
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(v)
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by
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or
under
the
direction
and
control
of
the
ski
area
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(vi)
"Ski
lift"
means
chairlift,
gondola,
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tramway, cable car or other aerial lift and any rope tow,
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(vii)
"Ski
trail"
means
trail,
slope,
run,
tubing
park
area
or
other
area
at
or
near
ski
area
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7
8
(viii)
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10
(ix)
"Skiing"
includes
sliding
downhill
or
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(x)
"This
act"
means
W.S.
1-1-123.1
through
1-1-123.8.
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1-1-123.3.
Duties
signs for
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(a)
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(b)
the lift.
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(c)
on all ski lift tickets and season passes and shall post
and
maintain
sales
warning
building
sign
that
at
is
or
no
near
the
10
ticket
smaller
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ski
than
area's
six
(6)
assumes
the
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WARNING.
Under
Wyoming
law,
skier
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(d)
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act.
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(e)
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(i)
boundaries;
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(ii)
the
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trail
or
portion
thereof.
trail
without
an
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(f)
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skier
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roped
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section.
skiing
off
in
beyond
accordance
ski
area
with
boundary
subsection
marked
(e)
of
or
this
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(g)
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area vehicles.
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(h)
a ski trail.
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(j)
ski
area
operator
shall
annually
inspect,
current
version
of
the
American
National
Standards
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Notwithstanding
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a common carrier.
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1-1-123.4.
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(a)
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(i)
To
attain
the
ability
and
knowledge
to
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(ii)
lift's operator;
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5
(iii)
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(iv)
manner
10
any
that
may
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interfere
with
the
proper
or
safe
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13
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(v)
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(b)
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(i)
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(ii)
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(iii)
To
ski
only
on
designated
or
identified
otherwise
1-1-123.3(e);
fenced
or
roped
off
in
accordance
with
W.S.
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9
10
(iv)
To maintain control
of
the skier's
speed
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12
(v)
ski
area
13
thereof,
vehicles,
signs,
buildings
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and
other
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(vi)
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(vii)
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ahead of you;
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(viii)
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5
6
(ix)
signs or warnings;
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(x)
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(xi)
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(c)
skier
shall
be
presumed
to
have
seen
and
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act.
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(d)
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(e)
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1-1-123.5.
Duties
of
skiers;
assumption
of
risks;
limitations on actions.
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(a)
skier
expressly
accepts
and
assumes
the
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(b)
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from any ski area operator for injury resulting from any
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(c)
skier
another
is
not
precluded
damage,
under
this
injury
act
from
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suing
or death
to
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or omissions.
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1-1-123.6.
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(a)
any
violation
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provision
of
causes
this
act
damage,
shall,
injury
or
to
the
death
extent
to
person
the
or
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(b)
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1-1-123.7.
Releases of liability.
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(a)
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the
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liability,
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skier
signed
the
ski
liability
area
release
operators
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or
liability
waiver
of
shall
be
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(i)
Gross negligence;
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(ii)
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(iii)
Responsibilities
imposed
on
the
operator
by this act.
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(b)
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(i)
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by
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organization
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parent,
or
legal
other
guardian
person
or
school,
authorized
by
institution,
a
parent
or
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(ii)
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1-1-123.8.
Statute of limitation.
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Notwithstanding
area
operator
W.S.
1-3-105,
brought
to
all
actions
against
recover
damages
for
injury
ski
to
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Section
2.
W.S.
1-1-122(a)(iii)
and
1-1-123
by
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1-1-122.
Definitions.
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(a)
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(iii)
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wrestling,
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alpine
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mountain
climbing,
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floating,
hunting,
cheerleading,
skiing
and
other
outdoor
fishing,
alpine
sports,
education
backcountry
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nordic
or
snowboarding,
programs,
trips,
river
horseback
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riding
and
to
the
any
sport
other
or
equine
activity,
recreational
snowmobiling
opportunity.
"Sport
and
or
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1-1-123.
Assumption of risk.
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(e)
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Section 3.
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(END)
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