2013-2014 In bound ski/board fatalities
Posted: April 30, 2014 Filed under: Ski Area | Tags: Aspen, Crystal Mountain Resort, fatality, Heavenly Resort, Killington, Mount Bachelor, Mount Charleston, Norwood, Resort, Ski, Ski Apache, ski area, Ski Bluewood, Ski Resort, Skier, Snowboard, Snowboarder, Sports, Stratton Mountain Resort, Sugarbush Ski Resort, Sugarloaf, Telluride, United States, Whitefish Mountain Resort, Winter Park, Winter sport, winter sports Leave a commentIt is depressing to start working on this every year. I hope it at some point in time can provide answers rather than news.
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2013 – 2014 Ski Season Fatalities
Date | State | Resort | Where | Trail Difficulty | How | Cause | Ski/ Board | Age | Sex | Home | Helmet | Ref | Ref |
12/11 | CO | Telluride | Pick’NGad | struck a tree | 60 | M | Norwood CO | No | http://rec-law.us/190al75 | http://rec-law.us/1fchteM | |||
12/12 | VT | Killington | Great Northern Trail | Found | 21 | F | PA | No | http://rec-law.us/1csgWCg | ||||
12/16 | WA | Crystal Mountain Resort | Tinkerbell | Beginner | Lost control and veered off the trail | Blunt Force Trauma | F | Yes | http://rec-law.us/Jc4MX3 | ||||
1/1 | WV | skiing into a tree | M | Opp, AL | http://rec-law.us/1a6nAkQ | ||||||||
12/19 | CO | Winter Park | Butch’s Breezeway | Beginner | blunt force injury to the head | 19 | M | Yes | http://rec-law.us/1f3ekSy | ||||
12/21 | CA | Heavenly Resort | colliding with a snowboarder and being knocked into a tree | 56 | F | NV | No | http://rec-law.us/JRiP4c | http://rec-law.us/1a7REMW | ||||
1/11 | CO | Aspen | Belisimo | Intermediate | hitting a tree | Skier | 56 | M | CO | Yes | http://rec-law.us/1hNbHoz | http://rec-law.us/JTr7sY | |
1/11 | MT | Whitefish Mountain Resort | Gray Wolf and Bighorn | Found in a tree well | Skier | 54 | M | CA | http://rec-law.us/1kx1deP | ||||
1/11 | VT | Stratton Mountain Resort | Lower Tamarac | Sledding | Sledding | 45 | M | NJ | No | http://rec-law.us/19x4mXb | http://rec-law.us/1aRlxS5 | ||
1/14 | NV | Mount Charlteston | Terrain Park | Fall in Terrain Park | Blunt Force Trauma | Boarder | 20 | M | NV | No | http://rec-law.us/1dsDW8B | http://rec-law.us/1dyT1Hc | |
1/17 | VT | Killington | Mouse Trap Trail | Striking a tree | Boarder | 23 | M | NY | http://rec-law.us/1dFfY9j | http://rec-law.us/1dKUf0v | |||
1/25 | NM | Ski Apache | Intermediate | Struck a Tree | Skier | 23 | F | TX | http://rec-law.us/1n3PCCM | http://rec-law.us/M5qA85 | |||
1/25 | WA | Ski Bluewood | Country Road run | Beginner | Found at top of trail | blunt force abdominal injury | Skier | 14 | M | WA | No | http://rec-law.us/1eaGBUM | http://rec-law.us/1b4oewr |
1/28 | UT | Deer Valley | Keno Ski Run | Intermediate | hit a tree | Skier | 65 | M | FL | Yes | http://rec-law.us/1eg70Ax | http://rec-law.us/1hRbIVm | |
2/1 | VT | Sugarbush Ski Resort | Lower Rim Run and Lower FIS trails | went off the trail and hit a trail sign | broken neck | Skier | 19 | F | http://rec-law.us/1aeVJ3V | http://rec-law.us/1j4jIpF | |||
2/4 | ME | Sugarloaf resort | Hayburner | Expert | skiing off a trail into trees | Skier | 21 | M | NY | Yes | http://rec-law.us/1fQtrMz | http://rec-law.us/1b1OkG0 | |
2/4 | CA | Heavenly Ski resort | upper Nevada Woods | Expert | Closed area | blunt force trauma | Boarder | 18 | M | Kings Beach, CA | Yes | http://rec-law.us/1byr68d | http://rec-law.us/1b5exDA |
2/7 | CO | Beaver Creek | lower section of Beaver Creek | suffered trauma injuries | Skier | 64 | M | St Louis, Mo | http://rec-law.us/1ns4Hvu | ||||
2/8 | CO | Keystone Ski Area | Porcupine and Bighorn | Intermediate | crashed into a tree | blunt-force trauma | Skier | 46 | M | Yes | http://rec-law.us/Nph8Oa | ||
2/16 | MT | Whitefish Mtn Resort | between Hollwood & Silvertip | fell into treewell | Skier | 48 | M | Calgary, Alberta | http://rec-law.us/1nKj8eh | http://rec-law.us/1clTCu3 | |||
2/17 | WA | Stevens Pass | Corona Bowl | Expert | hit head on rock | major trauma | Boarder | 31 | M | No | http://rec-law.us/O48FQH | http://rec-law.us/1oRNQFT | |
2/18 | VT | Stowe | Upper Gondolier | hit another skier before sliding into trail sign | Skier | 30 | M | Brooklyn, NY | Yes | http://rec-law.us/1fkn5pt | |||
2/19 | WA | Crystal Mountain | Found in tree well | Boarder | 35 | M | Seattle, WA | http://rec-law.us/1ffs2kY | |||||
3/5 | PA | Heavenly Valley | collided with a tree | internal bleeding from blunt-force trauma | Boarder | 21 | M | Warren, PA | Yes | http://rec-law.us/PRTn2a | http://rec-law.us/1k4m72J | ||
3/10 | CO | Copper Mountain | Vein Glory | Beginner | striking a tree | Boarder | 22 | M | Denver, CO | No | http://rec-law.us/1kJvtTc | ||
3/16 | NY | Whiteface Mountain | trail and hit a tree | Boarder | 22 | M | Hemlock, NY | http://rec-law.us/1gFq34F | http://rec-law.us/1mfoli0 | ||||
3/18 | CO | Snowmass | Gunner’s View trail | intermediate | collided with a tree | hemorrhagic shock due to pelvic trauma | Boarder | 54 | M | Germany | Yes | http://rec-law.us/OAM3Hn | |
3/21 | WA | Mission Ridge Ski & Board Resort | Kiwa run | ski dislodged from its binding | Ski | 47 | M | Seattle, WA | http://rec-law.us/1jreZv1 | ||||
3/22 | VT | Stratton Mountain Ski Resort | 91 Trail | Veered off the trial & crashed into a sign | boarding | 16 | M | Boston, MA | http://rec-law.us/1jBxxIX | http://rec-law.us/1oZzuSX | |||
3/27 | CO | Keystone Resort | intermediate | lost control & hit a tree | blunt force trauma | Skier | 60 | M | Charlotte, NC | Yes | http://rec-law.us/1dV5lgV | http://rec-law.us/O6FJ9R | |
3/28 | CO | Snowmass | Elk Camp Chairlift at the top of Sandy Park | collision with another skier that led to Cohen hitting a tree | multiple injuries | Skier | 45 | M | Cincinnati, OH | Yes | http://rec-law.us/1dHi0co | http://rec-law.us/1dHi0co | |
4/1 | WY | Jackson Hole | Pair-a-Chutes ( The Parachutes) | collided with a tree | significant body trauma | Skier | 31 | M | Jackson Hole, WY & PA | http://rec-law.us/1dN158G | http://rec-law.us/1ebWibv | ||
4/3 | CO | Snowmass | Cirque Headwall | multiple chest injuries | Skier | 47 | M | Yes | http://rec-law.us/PyekPa | http://rec-law.us/1lA1H1g | |||
4/6 | CA | Northstar | Rail Splitter | Advanced | crashing into a tree | Skier | 67 | M | Van Nuys, CA | Yes | http://rec-law.us/1fWUnLK | ||
4/6 | NY | Lake Placid | Excelsior | lost control and struck a tree | Boarder | 22 | M | Canandaigua, NY | No | http://rec-law.us/PG1Hls | http://rec-law.us/1mUlNpW |
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Posted: January 28, 2014 Filed under: Youth Camps, Zip Line | Tags: Mountain, Ski, Ski Resort, Sports, winter sports, x, y, z Leave a comment
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Massachusetts Ski Safety Act
Posted: July 22, 2013 Filed under: Massachusetts, Ski Area, Skiing / Snow Boarding | Tags: Alpine skiing, Massachusetts, Massachusetts Ski Safety Act, ski area, Ski Resort, Ski Safety Act, Skier, skiing, Snowboarder, winter sports 1 CommentMassachusetts Ski Safety Act
ANNOTATED LAWS OF MASSACHUSETTS
PART I ADMINISTRATION OF THE GOVERNMENT
TITLE XX PUBLIC SAFETY AND GOOD ORDER
Chapter 143 Inspection and Regulation of, and Licenses for, Buildings, Elevators and Cinematographs
GO TO MASSACHUSETTS CODE ARCHIVE DIRECTORY
ALM GL ch. 143, § 71I (2012)
§ 71I. Recreational Tramways — Definitions.
As used in sections seventy-one H to seventy-one S, inclusive, the following words shall, unless the context otherwise requires, have the following meanings:
“Recreational tramway”, a device used to transport passengers uphill on skis, or in cars on tracks or suspended in the air, by the use of steel cables, chains or belts or by ropes, and usually supported by trestles or towers with one or more spans. The term recreational tramway shall include the following:
(1) Two-car aerial passenger tramway, a device used to transport passengers in two open or enclosed cars attached to, and suspended from, a moving wire rope, or attached to a moving wire rope and supported on a standing wire rope, or similar devices.
(2) Multi-car aerial passenger tramway, a device used to transport passengers in several open or enclosed cars attached to, and suspended from, a moving wire rope, or attached to a moving wire rope and supported on a standing wire rope, or similar devices.
(3) Skimobile, a device in which a passenger car running on steel or wooden tracks is attached to and pulled by a steel cable, or similar devices.
(4) Chair lift, a type of transportation on which passengers are carried on chairs suspended in the air and attached to a moving cable, chain or link belt supported by trestles or towers with one or more spans, or similar devices.
(5) J bar, T bar or platter pull, so-called, and similar types of devices, means of transportation which pull skiers riding on skis by means of an attachment to a main overhead cable supported by trestles or towers with one or more spans.
(6) Rope tow, a type of transportation which pulls the skiers riding on skis as the skiers grasp the rope manually, or similar devices.
“Operator”, a person, including the commonwealth or any political subdivision thereof, who owns or controls the operation of a recreational tramway.
“Board”, the recreational tramway board.
“Skier”, any person utilizing the ski area under control of a ski area operator for the purpose of skiing, whether or not that person is a passenger on a recreational tramway, including riders during a non-skiing season.
“Ski area”, all of the slopes and trails under the control of the ski area operator, including cross-country ski areas, slopes and trails, and any recreational tramway in operation on any such slopes or trails administered or operated as a single enterprise but shall not include base lodges, motor vehicle parking lots and other portions of ski areas used by skiers when not actually engaged in the sport of skiing.
“Ski area operator”, the owner or operator of a ski area, including an agency of the commonwealth or a political subdivision thereof, or the employees, agents, officers or delegated representatives of such owner or operator, including the owner or operator of a cross-country ski area, slope or trail, and of any recreational tramway in operation on any such slope or trail administered or operated as a single enterprise.
“Ski slope or trail”, an area designed by the person or organization having operational responsibility for the ski area as herein defined, including a cross-country ski area, for use by the public in furtherance of the sport of skiing, meaning such designation as is set forth on a trail map or as otherwise designated by a sign indicating to the skiing public the intent that the area be used by skiers for purpose of participating in the sport.
HISTORY: 1968, 565, § 1; 1978, 455, §§ 1, 2; 1996, 58, § 28; 1996, 151, § 528.
NOTES: Editorial Note
The 1978 amendment, in the first sentence, extended the applicability of definitions through § 71S, and added the definitions of “Skier,” “Ski area,” “Ski area operator,” and “Ski slope or trail.”
The first 1996 amendment, (ch 58), effective July 1, 1996, repealed this section.
The second 1996 amendment, (ch 151), effective July 1, 1996, repealed the provisions of Acts 1996, Ch. 58, § 28, that repealed this section, thereby restoring this section.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations
Recreational tramway board; adopting administrative regulations. 526 CMR 2.01 et seq.
Ski safety signs for downhill and cross-country skiing. 526 CMR 8.01 et seq.
Law Reviews
Centner, Equestrian Immunity and Sport Responsibility Statutes: Altering Obligations and Placing Them on Participants. 13 Vill. Sports & Ent. L.J. 37 (2006).
CASE NOTES
Language of ALM GL c 143, § 71I limits the definition of skier to any person utilizing a ski area for the purpose of skiing, and shows that the Massachusetts Ski Safety Act (Act), ALM GL c 143, §§ 71N, 71O, was not intended to include a non-skiing sport like snow tubing; the Act did not relieve a ski operator from a claim for injuries from a snow tubing accident, and the ski operator’s summary judgment motion was denied. Burden v. Amesbury Sports Park, Inc. (2003, Super Ct) 16 Mass L Rep 744, 2003 Mass Super LEXIS 276.
Snowboarders falls within the definition of skiers. Rich v. Tamarack Ski Corp. (2008) 24 Mass L Rep 448, 2008 Mass. Super. LEXIS 324.
Because snowboarders were included within the definition of “skiers” found in ALM GL c 143, § 71I, under ALM GL c 143, § 71O, a ski area operator and an instructor were not liable to a snowboarder who was injured when she ran into the instructor who was standing at the side of a ski hill. Rich v. Tamarack Ski Corp. (2008) 24 Mass L Rep 448, 2008 Mass. Super. LEXIS 324.
Because a racing skier’s collision with a lift tower stanchion was off the race course and off the trail–as defined in ALM GL c 143, § 71I– ALM GL c 143, § 71O, placed the duty to avoid collisions on the skier alone. Brush v. Jiminy Peak Mt. Resort, Inc. (2009) 2009 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 52204.
§ 71J. Recreational Tramways — Board to Adopt Rules and Regulations for Construction, Maintenance; Licensing of Inspectors.
After a hearing, the board shall adopt, and may from time to time amend or revoke, rules and regulations for the construction, operation and maintenance of recreational tramways and for the inspection, licensing and certification of inspectors thereof. The board shall in like manner adopt, and from time to time amend or revoke, rules and regulations for a system of signs to be used by a ski area operator in order to promote the safety of skiers. Such system shall incorporate standards in general use in the skiing industry to evaluate the difficulty of slopes and trails and to adequately alert skiers to the known danger of any slope or trail or the ski area. The attorney general shall assist the board in framing such rules and regulations.
HISTORY: 1968, 565, § 1; 1978, 455, § 3; 1996, 58, § 28; 1996, 151, § 528.
NOTES: Editorial Note
The 1978 amendment, added the second and third sentences, relative to sign systems.
The first 1996 amendment, (ch 58), effective July 1, 1996, repealed this section.
The second 1996 amendment, (ch 151), effective July 1, 1996, repealed the provisions of Acts 1996, Ch. 58, § 28, that repealed this section, thereby restoring this section.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations
Recreational tramway board. 526 CMR 1.01 through 3.04; , 4.00 (1.1-1.8), 5.00 (2.1-2.6), 6.00 (3.1-3.6), 7.00 (4.1, 4.2), 8.01, 8.02.
Law Review References
Centner, Equestrian Immunity and Sport Responsibility Statutes: Altering Obligations and Placing Them on Participants. 13 Vill. Sports & Ent. L.J. 37 (2006).
§ 71K. Recreational Tramways — to Be Licensed.
No recreational tramway shall be operated unless a license for such operation has been issued by the board. Such license shall be issued for a term of not longer than one year, upon application therefor on a form furnished by the board, and upon a determination by the board that the recreational tramway conforms to the rules and regulations of the board. In making such determination the board may rely upon the report of an inspector certified by it in accordance with its rules and regulations.
HISTORY: 1968, 565, § 1; 1996, 58, § 28; 1996, 151, § 528.
NOTES: Editorial Note
The first 1996 amendment, (ch 58), effective July 1, 1996, repealed this section.
The second 1996 amendment, (ch 151), effective July 1, 1996, repealed the provisions of Acts 1996, Ch. 58, § 28, that repealed this section, thereby restoring this section.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations
Recreational tramway board; adopting administrative regulations. 526 CMR 2.01 et seq.
Ski safety signs for downhill and cross-country skiing. 526 CMR 8.01 et seq.
Jurisprudence
51 Am Jur 2d, Licenses and Permits §§ 10, 11, 64-68, 74, 76.
Law Review References
Centner, Equestrian Immunity and Sport Responsibility Statutes: Altering Obligations and Placing Them on Participants. 13 Vill. Sports & Ent. L.J. 37 (2006).
§ 71M. Recreational Tramways — Appeals to Superior Court from Orders of Board.
Any operator who is aggrieved by any order of the board may appeal therefrom to the superior court. No such appeal shall suspend the operation of the order made by the board; provided that the superior court may suspend the order of the board pending the determination of such appeal whenever, in the opinion of the court, justice may require such suspension. The superior court shall hear such appeal at the earliest convenient day and shall enter such decree as justice may require.
HISTORY: 1968, 565, § 1; 1996, 58, § 28; 1996, 151, § 528.
NOTES: Editorial Note
The first 1996 amendment, (ch 58), effective July 1, 1996, repealed this section.
The second 1996 amendment, (ch 151), effective July 1, 1996, repealed the provisions of Acts 1996, Ch. 58, § 28, that repealed this section, thereby restoring this section.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations
Recreational tramway board; adopting administrative regulations. 526 CMR 2.01 et seq.
Ski safety signs for downhill and cross-country skiing. 526 CMR 8.01 et seq.
Jurisprudence
18C Am Jur Pl & Pr Forms (Rev), Occupations, Trades, and Professions, Forms 20, 21.
Law Review References
Centner, Equestrian Immunity and Sport Responsibility Statutes: Altering Obligations and Placing Them on Participants. 13 Vill. Sports & Ent. L.J. 37 (2006).
§ 71N. Recreational Tramways — Posting of Signs and Notices by Ski Area Operator.
A ski area operator shall:
(1) whenever maintenance or snow-making equipment is being employed on any ski slope or trail open to the public, conspicuously place or cause to be placed, notice at or near the top of any ski slope or trail being maintained that such equipment is being so employed, and shall conspicuously indicate the location of any such equipment in a manner to afford skiers reasonable notice of the proximity of such equipment;
(2) mark and identify all trail maintenance and emergency vehicles, including snowmobiles, and furnish such vehicles with flashing or rotating lights, which shall be operated during the time that said vehicles are in operation within the ski area;
(3) with respect to the emergency use of vehicles within the ski area, including but not limited to uses for purposes of removing injured or stranded skiers, or performing emergency maintenance or repair work to slopes, trails or tramway equipment, not be required to post such signs as is required by clause (1), but shall be required to maintain such lighting equipment required by clause (2);
(4) mark the location of any hydrants used in snow-making operations and located within or upon a slope or trail;
(5) conspicuously place within the ski area, in such form, size and location as the board may require, and on the back of any lift ticket issued notice, in plain language, of the statute of limitations and notice period established in section seventy-one P; and
(6) maintain a sign system on all buildings, recreational tramways, ski trails and slopes in accordance with rules and regulations promulgated by the board and shall be responsible for the maintenance and operation of ski areas under its control in a reasonably safe condition or manner; provided, however, that ski area operators shall not be liable for damages to persons or property, while skiing, which arise out of the risks inherent in the sport of skiing.
HISTORY: 1978, 455, § 4; 1996, 58, § 28; 1996, 151, § 528.
NOTES: Editorial Note
Acts 1978, Ch. 455, § 4, replaced former §§ 71N and 71O with sections 71N through 71S; the former provisions of §§ 71N and 71O are now contained in §§ 71R and 71S, respectively. Section 5 of the inserting act provides as follows:
Section 5. The provisions of clause (5) of section seventy-one N of chapter one hundred and forty-three of the General Laws, inserted by section three of this act, relative to the printing on lift tickets of a notice of the statute of limitations, shall not apply to a ski area operator who has a supply of such tickets already printed for the nineteen hundred and seventy-eight and nineteen hundred and seventy-nine skiing season, insofar as he may exhaust such supply. Such ski area operator shall, however, comply with said notice requirements beginning with the nineteen hundred and seventy-nine and nineteen hundred and eighty skiing season.
The first 1996 amendment, (ch 58), effective July 1, 1996, repealed this section.
The second 1996 amendment, (ch 151), effective July 1, 1996, repealed the provisions of Acts 1996, Ch. 58, § 28, that repealed this section, thereby restoring this section.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations
Recreational tramway board; adopting administrative regulations. 526 CMR 2.01 et seq.
Ski safety signs for downhill and cross-country skiing. 526 CMR 8.01 et seq.
Jurisprudence
57A Am Jur 2d, Negligence § 32.
15 Am Jur Trials 147, Skiing Accident Litigation.
20 Am Jur Proof of Facts 2d 1, Liability for Skiing Accident.
Law Reviews
Centner, Equestrian Immunity and Sport Responsibility Statutes: Altering Obligations and Placing Them on Participants. 13 Vill. Sports & Ent. L.J. 37 (2006).
CASE NOTES
One year limitation period in GL c 143 § 71P is not applicable only to action for violation of duty prescribed by GL c 143 § 71N but applies to all personal injury actions brought by skiers against ski area operator arising out of skiing injuries. Atkins v. Jiminy Peak, Inc. (1987) 401 Mass 81, 514 NE2d 850, 1987 Mass LEXIS 1497.
ALM GL c 143 § 71O does not exempt ski area operator from liability for injuries caused by its agent. Tilley v. Brodie Mountain Ski Area, Inc. (1992) 412 Mass 1009, 591 NE2d 202, 1992 Mass LEXIS 273.
Summary judgment in favor of ski area operator was appropriate where plaintiff was skier, who slipped while approaching ski lift, since ALM GL c 143 § 71N specifically excludes liability for injury to skier arising out of risks inherent in sport of skiing, and a skier accepts, as a matter of law, risk that he or she might be injured in manner that falls within statutorily specified risks as well as risks contemplated by statutory scheme. Fetzner v. Jiminy Peak, The Mountain Resort (1995) 1995 Mass App Div 55, 1995 Mass App Div LEXIS 30.
Ski area operator was not liable for injuries sustained by skier who, after skiing over clumps of ice on trail, lost control and skied off trail edge into woods, since injuries arose out of risks inherent in skiing, and skier failed to control speed and direction. Spinale v. Pam F., Inc. (1995) 1995 Mass App Div 140, 1995 Mass App Div LEXIS 66.
Massachusetts Ski Safety Act (Act), ALM GL c 143, §§ 71N, 71O, was not intended to include a non-skiing sport like snow tubing; the Act did not relieve a ski operator from a claim for injuries from a snow tubing accident, and the ski operator’s summary judgment motion was denied. Burden v. Amesbury Sports Park, Inc. (2003, Super Ct) 16 Mass L Rep 744, 2003 Mass Super LEXIS 276.
Although a ski area operator had a general duty to operate the ski areas under its control in a reasonably safe manner, pursuant to ALM GL c 143, § 71N(6), because a racing skier’s collision with a lift tower stanchion was off the race course and off the trail, ALM GL c 143, § 71O, placed the duty to avoid collisions on the skier alone. Brush v. Jiminy Peak Mt. Resort, Inc. (2009) 2009 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 52204.
In a negligence action brought by an inexperienced skier who was seriously injured when she struck a snow gun while skiing on a low intermediate trail, even though the ski area operator’s trail markings did not violate the Massachusetts Ski Safety Act, ALM GL c 143, § 71N, or contribute to the accident and even though the skier had an obligation under ALM GL c 143, § 71O to avoid collisions with an object so long as the object was not improperly marked, the ski area operator was not entitled to summary judgment on all the negligence claims because there were factual disputes remaining as to whether the snow gun was adequately marked and padded. Peresypa v. Jiminy Peak Mt. Resort, Inc. (2009) 2009 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 84417.
Reasonable jury could find that ski area operator breached its general duty under ALM GL c 143 § 71N(6), even though statute provides exception protecting operators from “damages…which arise out of risks inherent in sport of skiing,” where examples of inherent risks enumerated by statute include “variations in terrain, surface or subsurface snow, ice conditions or bare spots,” because presence of snow gun in middle of ski trail does not appear to fall into category of inherent risk. Eipp v. Jiminy Peak, Inc. (2001) 154 F Supp 2d 110, 2001 US Dist LEXIS 11229.
§ 71O. Recreational Tramways — Conduct, Responsibilities, and Duties of Skiers.
No skier shall embark or disembark upon a recreational tramway except at a designated location and during designated hours of operation, throw or expel any object from any recreational tramway while riding thereon, act in any manner while riding on a recreational tramway that may interfere with its proper or safe operation, engage in any type of conduct which may injure any person, or place any object in the uphill ski track which may cause another to fall while traveling uphill on a ski lift, or cross the uphill track of a recreational tramway except at designated locations. A skier shall maintain control of his speed and course at all times, and shall stay clear of any snow-grooming equipment, any vehicle, towers, poles, or other equipment.
A skier who boards a recreational tramway shall be presumed to have sufficient abilities to use the same, and shall follow any written or oral instruction given regarding its use and no skier shall embark on a recreational tramway without authority of the operator. A skier skiing down hill shall have the duty to avoid any collision with any other skier, person or object on the hill below him, and, except as otherwise provided in this chapter, the responsibility for collisions by any skier with any other skier or person shall be solely that of the skier or person involved and not that of the operator, and the responsibility for the collision with any obstruction, man-made or otherwise, shall be solely that of the skier and not that of the operator, provided that such obstruction is properly marked pursuant to the regulations promulgated by the board. No skier shall ski on any ski slope or trail or portion thereof which has been designated closed, nor ski on other than an identified trail, slope or ski area. Any person skiing on other than an open slope or trail within the ski area shall be responsible for any injuries resulting from his action. A skier shall be presumed to know the range of his own ability to ski on any slope, trail or area. A skier shall be presumed to know of the existence of certain unavoidable risks inherent in the sport of skiing, which shall include, but not be limited to, variations in terrain, surface or subsurface snow, ice conditions or bare spots, and shall assume the risk of injury or loss caused by such inherent risks. A skier shall, prior to his entrance onto the slope or trail, other than one designated for cross-country skiing, or embarking on any recreational tramway, have attached on his skis, a strap or other device for the purpose of restraining or preventing a runaway ski. A ski area operator who finds a person in violation of this section, may issue an oral warning to that individual. A person who fails to heed the warning issued by such ski area operator shall forfeit his recreational tramway ticket and recreational tramway use privileges and may be refused issuance of another such ticket to the recreational tramway.
HISTORY: 1978, 455, § 4; 1987, 287.
NOTES: Editorial Note
Acts 1978, Ch. 455, § 4, replaced former §§ 71N and 71Owith §§ 71N through 71S; the former provisions of §§ 71N and 71Oare now contained in §§ 71R and 71S, respectively.
The 1987 amendment, added the fifth and sixth sentences of the second paragraph, relating to the areas of knowledge presumed to be possessed by skiers.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations
Recreational tramway board; adopting administrative regulations, 526 CMR 2.01 et seq.
Ski safety signs for downhill and cross-country skiing, 526 CMR 8.01 et seq.
Jurisprudence
57A Am Jur 2d, Negligence §§ 258 et seq., 272 et seq.
15 Am Jur Trials 147, Skiing Accident Litigation.
Law Reviews
Dahlstrom, From Recreational Skiing to Criminally Negligent Homicide: A Comparison of United States’ Ski Laws in the Wake of People v. Hall.30 NE J on Crim & Civ Con 209 (Summer, 2004)
Centner, Equestrian Immunity and Sport Responsibility Statutes: Altering Obligations and Placing Them on Participants. 13 Vill. Sports & Ent. L.J. 37 (2006).
CASE NOTES
ALM GL c 71O, insulating ski area operator from liability for collisions between skiers, did not apply where plaintiff/skier was struck from behind by ski patrol member. Tilley v. Brodie Mountain Ski Area, Inc. (1992) 412 Mass 1009, 591 NE2d 202, 1992 Mass LEXIS 273.
ALM GL c 143 § 71O does not exempt ski area operator from liability for injuries caused by its agent. Tilley v. Brodie Mountain Ski Area, Inc. (1992) 412 Mass 1009, 591 NE2d 202, 1992 Mass LEXIS 273.
Summary judgment in favor of ski area operator was appropriate where plaintiff was skier, who slipped while approaching ski lift, since ALM GL c 143 § 71N specifically excludes liability for injury to skier arising out of risks inherent in sport of skiing, and a skier accepts, as a matter of law, risk that he or she might be injured in manner that falls within statutorily specified risks as well as risks contemplated by statutory scheme. Fetzner v. Jiminy Peak, The Mountain Resort (1995) 1995 Mass App Div 55, 1995 Mass App Div LEXIS 30.
Ski area operator was not liable for injuries sustained by skier who, after skiing over clumps of ice on trail, lost control and skied off trail edge into woods, since injuries arose out of risks inherent in skiing, and skier failed to control speed and direction. Spinale v. Pam F., Inc. (1995) 1995 Mass App Div 140, 1995 Mass App Div LEXIS 66.
Massachusetts Ski Safety Act (Act), ALM GL c 143, §§ 71N, 71O, was not intended to include a non-skiing sport like snow tubing; the Act did not relieve a ski operator from a claim for injuries from a snow tubing accident, and the ski operator’s summary judgment motion was denied. Burden v. Amesbury Sports Park, Inc. (2003, Super Ct) 16 Mass L Rep 744, 2003 Mass Super LEXIS 276.
Because snowboarders were included within the definition of “skiers” found in ALM GL c 143, § 71I, under ALM GL c 143, § 71O, a ski area operator and an instructor were not liable to a snowboarder who was injured when she ran into the instructor who was standing at the side of a ski hill. Rich v. Tamarack Ski Corp. (2008) 24 Mass L Rep 448, 2008 Mass. Super. LEXIS 324.
Although a ski area operator had a general duty to operate the ski areas under its control in a reasonably safe manner, pursuant to ALM GL c 143, § 71N(6), because a racing skier’s collision with a lift tower stanchion was off the race course and off the trail, ALM GL c 143, § 71O, placed the duty to avoid collisions on the skier alone. Brush v. Jiminy Peak Mt. Resort, Inc. (2009) 2009 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 52204.
In applying ALM GL c 143, § 71O, while it may be unreasonable to presume that a child learning to ski knows the range of his own ability to ski on any slope, trail or area, a similar presumption cannot be applied to collegiate competitive skiers. Brush v. Jiminy Peak Mt. Resort, Inc. (2009) 2009 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 52204.
In a negligence action brought by an inexperienced skier who was seriously injured when she struck a snow gun while skiing on a low intermediate trail, even though the ski area operator’s trail markings did not violate the Massachusetts Ski Safety Act, ALM GL c 143, § 71N, or contribute to the accident and even though the skier had an obligation under ALM GL c 143, § 71O to avoid collisions with an object so long as the object was not improperly marked, the ski area operator was not entitled to summary judgment on all the negligence claims because there were factual disputes remaining as to whether the snow gun was adequately marked and padded. Peresypa v. Jiminy Peak Mt. Resort, Inc. (2009) 2009 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 84417.
§ 71P. Recreational Tramways — Actions Against Ski Area Operators.
For the purpose of sections seventy-one I to seventy-one R, inclusive, in any action brought against a ski area operator based on negligence, it shall be evidence of due care where the conduct of an operator has conformed with the provisions of this chapter or rules or regulations of the board made pursuant to section seventy-one J.
No action shall be maintained against a ski area operator for injury to a skier unless as a condition precedent thereof the person so injured shall, within ninety days of the incident, give to such ski area operator notice, by registered mail, of the name and address of the person injured, the time, place and cause of the injury. Failure to give the foregoing notice shall bar recovery, unless the court finds under the circumstances of the particular case that such ski area operator had actual knowledge of said injury or had reasonable opportunity to learn of said injury within said ninety-day period, or was otherwise not substantially prejudiced by reason of not having been given actual written notice of said injury within said period. In a case where lack of written notice, actual knowledge, or a reasonable opportunity to obtain knowledge of any injury within said ninety-day period is alleged by such ski area operator, the burden of proving substantial prejudice shall be on the operator.
An action to recover for such injury shall be brought within one year of the date of such injury.
HISTORY: 1978, 455, § 4.
NOTES: Cross References
Limitation of actions, generally, ALM GL c 260 § 1 et seq.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations
Ski safety signs for downhill and cross-country skiing, 526 CMR 8.01 et seq.
Jurisprudence
57A Am Jur 2d, Negligence § 9.
58 Am Jur 2d, Notice §§ 1-4, 27.
15 Am Jur Trials 177, Skiing Accident Litigation.
20 Am Jur Proof of Facts 2d 1, Liability for Skiing Accident.
46 Am Jur Proof of Facts 3d 1, Liability of Skier for Collision with Another Skier.
Law Review References
Centner, Equestrian Immunity and Sport Responsibility Statutes: Altering Obligations and Placing Them on Participants. 13 Vill. Sports & Ent. L.J. 37 (2006).
CASE NOTES
Word “injury” as used in section does not include death. Grass v. Catamount Dev. Corp. (1983) 390 Mass 551, 457 NE2d 627, 1983 Mass LEXIS 1783.
Legislature did not intend to give ski industry same degree of protection from wrongful death claims as from claims of personal injury. Grass v. Catamount Dev. Corp. (1983) 390 Mass 551, 457 NE2d 627, 1983 Mass LEXIS 1783.
Statute of limitations for action for wrongful death arising out of injury to skier and brought against operator of ski area is GL c 229 § 2, the wrongful death statute, not GL c 143 § 71P. Grass v. Catamount Dev. Corp. (1983) 390 Mass 551, 457 NE2d 627, 1983 Mass LEXIS 1783.
Action by injured skier against ski area operator is governed by one-year limitations of action provision of GL c 143 § 71P, where plaintiff’s theories of recovery were negligence and breach of warranty as well as breach of contract, in renting defective ski equipment. Atkins v. Jiminy Peak, Inc. (1987) 401 Mass 81, 514 NE2d 850, 1987 Mass LEXIS 1497.
One-year limitation period in GL c 143 § 71P is not applicable only to action for violation of duty prescribed by GL c 143 § 71N but applies to all personal injury actions brought by skiers against ski area operator arising out of skiing injuries. Atkins v. Jiminy Peak, Inc. (1987) 401 Mass 81, 514 NE2d 850, 1987 Mass LEXIS 1497.
Legislature concluded that short period for commencement of action against ski area operator was in public interest, because of threat to economic stability of owners and operators of ski areas from personal injury claims. Atkins v. Jiminy Peak, Inc. (1987) 401 Mass 81, 514 NE2d 850, 1987 Mass LEXIS 1497.
One-year limitation period applies to actions brought against ski area operators seeking compensation for injuries sustained while skiing. Atkins v. Jiminy Peak, Inc. (1987) 401 Mass 81, 514 NE2d 850, 1987 Mass LEXIS 1497.
Personal injury action against ski area operators is barred by ALM GL c 143 § 71P, where Massachusetts resident on March 1, 1991 sued New Hampshire ski resort corporation in Massachusetts federal district court for injury suffered at resort on March 2, 1989, because Massachusetts conflict rules call for application of one-year Massachusetts limitations period for actions against ski area operators, instead of New Hampshire’s 2-year statute of limitations. Tidgewell v. Loon Mountain Recreation Corp. (1993, DC Mass) 820 F Supp 630, 1993 US Dist LEXIS 6457.
§ 71Q. Recreational Tramways — Leaving Scene of Skiing Accident.
Any person who is knowingly involved in a skiing accident and who departs from the scene of such accident without leaving personal identification or otherwise clearly identifying himself and obtaining assistance knowing that any other person involved in the accident is in need of medical or other assistance shall be punished by a fine of not less than one hundred dollars.
HISTORY: 1978, 455, § 4.
NOTES: Cross References
Fine and or imprisonment for leaving scene of accident involving automobiles, ALM GL c 90 § 24.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations
Ski safety signs for downhill and cross-country skiing, 526 CMR 8.01 et seq.
Law Review References
Centner, Equestrian Immunity and Sport Responsibility Statutes: Altering Obligations and Placing Them on Participants. 13 Vill. Sports & Ent. L.J. 37 (2006).
§ 71R. Recreational Tramways — Penalties for Violations of §§ 71K and 71N or of Regulations Promulgated Under § 71J.
Whoever violates any provision of section 71K, 71N, or any rule or regulation made under the provisions of section 71J, shall be punished by a fine of not more than two hundred dollars; provided, however, that any person who operates a recreational tramway, after the license therefor has been suspended or revoked, shall be punished by a fine of one hundred dollars for each day of such operation.
HISTORY: 1968, 565, § 1; 1978, 455, § 4.
NOTES: Editorial Note
This section incorporates the provisions of former § 71N, 25 renumbered and amended by the 1978 act, to include the reference to violations of new § 71N and to increase the fine from $100 to $200 for violations other than operating on a suspended or revoked license, for which the daily fine was increased from $50 to $100.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations
Ski safety signs for downhill and cross-country skiing, 526 CMR 8.01 et seq.
Law Review References
§ 71S. Recreational Tramways — Applicability of Other Chapters; Jurisdiction of Public Utilities Department.
Recreational tramways shall not be subject to the provisions of chapters one hundred and fifty-nine, one hundred and sixty, one hundred and sixty-one, and one hundred and sixty-two, and shall not be subject to the jurisdiction or control of the department of telecommunications and energy.
HISTORY: 1968, 565, § 1; 1978, 455, § 4; 1997, 164, § 114.
NOTES: Editorial Note
This section contains the provisions of former § 71O, as renumbered by the 1978 act without amendment, except for 2 minor corrective changes.
The 1997 amendment, effective Nov 25, 1997, substituted “telecommunications and energy” for “public utilities”. Section 1 of the amending act provides as follows:
Section 1. It is hereby found and declared that:
(a) electricity service is essential to the health and well-being of all residents of the commonwealth, to public safety, and to orderly and sustainable economic development;
(b) affordable electric service should he available to all consumers on reasonable terms and conditions;
(c) ratepayers and the commonwealth will be best served by moving from (i) the regulatory framework extant on July 1, 1997, in which retail electricity service is provided principally by public utility corporations obligated to provide ultimate consumers in exclusive service territories with reliable electric service at regulated rates, to (ii) a framework under which competitive producers will supply electric power and customers will gain the right to choose their electric power supplier;
(d) the existing regulatory system results in among the highest, residential and commercial electricity rates paid by customers throughout the United States;
(e) such extraordinary high electricity rates have created significant adverse effects on consumers and on the ability of businesses located in the commonwealth to compete in regional, national, and international markets;
(f) the introduction of competition in the electric generation market will encourage innovation, efficiency, and improved service from all market participants, and will enable reductions in the cost of regulatory oversight;
(g) competitive markets in generation should (i) provide electricity suppliers with the incentive to operate efficiently, (ii) open markets for new and improved technologies, (iii) provide electricity buyers and sellers with appropriate price signals, and (iv) improve public confidence in the electric utility industry;
(h) since reliable electric service is of utmost importance to the safety, health, and welfare of the commonwealth’s citizens and economy, electric industry restructuring should enhance the reliability of the interconnected regional transmission systems, and provide strong coordination and enforceable protocols for all users of the power grid;
(i) it is vital that sufficient supplies of electric generation will be available to maintain the reliable service to the citizens and businesses of the commonwealth; and that.
(j) the commonwealth should ensure that universal service are energy conservation policies, activities, and services are appropriately funded and available throughout the commonwealth, and should guard against the exercise of vertical market power and the accumulation of horizontal market power;
(k) long-term rate reductions can be achieved most effectively by increasing competition and enabling broad consumer choice in generation service, thereby allowing market forces to play the principal role in determining the suppliers of generation for all customers;
(l) the primary elements of a more competitive electricity market will be customer choice, preservation and augmentation of consumer protections, full and fair competition in generation, and enhanced environmental protection goals;
(m) the interests of consumers can best be served by an expedient and orderly transition from regulation to competition in the generation sector consisting of the unbundling of prices and services and the functional separation of generation services from transmission and distribution services;
(n) the restructuring of the existing electricity system should not undermine the policy of the commonwealth that electricity bills for low income residents should remain as affordable as possible;
(o) the commonwealth should enter into a compact with the other New England states and New York State, that provides incentives for the public and investor owned electricity utilities located in such states to sell energy to retail customers in Massachusetts which adheres to enforceable standards and protocols and protects the reliability of interconnected regional transmission and distribution systems;
(p) since reliable electricity service depends on conscientious inspection and maintenance of transmission and distribution systems, to continue and enhance the reliability of the delivery of electricity, the regional network and the commonwealth, the department of telecommunications and energy should set stringent and comprehensive inspection, maintenance, repair, replacement, and system service standards;
(q) the transition to expanded customer choice and competitive markets may produce hardships for employees whose working lives were dedicated to their employment;
(r) it is preferable that possible reductions in the workforce directly caused by electricity restructuring be accomplished through collective bargaining negotiations and offers of voluntary severance, retraining, early retirement, outplacement, and related benefits;
(s) the transition to a competitive generation market should be orderly and be completed as expeditiously as possible, should protect electric system reliability, and should provide electricity corporation investors with a reasonable opportunity to recover prudently incurred costs associated with generation-related assets and obligations, within a reasonable and fair deregulation framework consistent with the provisions of this act;
(t) the recovery of such prudently incurred costs shall occur only after such electric companies take all practicable measures to mitigate stranded investments during the transition to a competitive market;
(u) such charges associated with the transition should be collected over a specific period of time on a non-bypassable basis and in a manner that does not result in an increase in rates to customers of electricity corporations;
(v) financial mechanisms should be available that allow electricity corporations to securitize that portion of their transition costs which cannot be divested in the marketplace and which concurrently minimize transition charges to consumers;
the initial benefit of this transition to a competitive market shall result in consumer electricity rate reductions of at least 10 per cent beginning on March 1, 1998, as part of an aggregate rate reduction totaling at least 15 per cent upon the subsequent approval of divestiture and securitization; and.
(x) the general court seeks, through the enactment of this legislation, to establish the parameters upon which a restructuring of the electricity industry shall be based and which reflects the public policy decisions for the commonwealth designed to balance the needs of all participants in the existing and future systems;
Therefore, it is found that it is in the public interest of the commonwealth to promote the property and general welfare of its citizens, a public purpose for which public money may be expended, by restructuring the electricity industry in the commonwealth to foster competition and promote reduced electricity rates through the enactment of the following statutory changes.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations
Ski safety signs for downhill and cross-country skiing, 526 CMR 8.01 et seq.
Law Review References
2012-2013 In bound ski/board fatalities
Posted: May 15, 2013 Filed under: Avalanche, California, Colorado, Michigan, Ski Area, Skiing / Snow Boarding | Tags: Alanson Michigan, alpine Meadwos, Aspen Mountain, Auburn California, Boyne Highlands Resort, Breckenridge, Copper Mountain, Donner Ski Ranch, helmet, Houston, Keystone Ski Resort, Mammoth Lakes, Pagosa Springs Colorado, Rockville, Rockville Maryland, Ski, Ski Patrol, ski season, Snowboard, Snowmass, Sports, Squaw Valley, Squaw Valley Ski Resort, Sun Valley ski resort, Vail, Winter sport, winter sports Leave a commentThis list is not guaranteed to be accurate. The information is found from web searches and news dispatches. Those references are part of the chart. If you have a source for information on any fatality please leave a comment or contact me. Thank you.
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Skiing and Snowboarding are still safer than your kitchen or bathroom. This information is not to scare you away from skiing but to help you understand the risks and to study.
2012 – 2013 Ski Season Deaths
Blue is a death of an employee while working
# | Date | State | Resort | Where | How | Ski / Board | Age | Sex | Hometown | Helmet | Ref | Ref |
1 | 12/2 | MI | Boyne Highlands Resort | Camelot | fell within the slope boundaries and did not collide with any type of obstacle | Boarder | 17 | F | Alanson, MI | http://rec-law.us/11JFVOo | ||
2 | 12/21 | CA | Squaw Valley | KT-22 | strike the tree | Skier | 71 | M | Auburn, CA | Yes | http://rec-law.us/10ctrSt | |
3 | 12/24 | CA | Donner Ski Ranch | Avalanche | Boarder | 49 | M | Hirschdale, CA | http://rec-law.us/UCaHJz | http://rec-law.us/Sgjsbi | ||
4 | 12/24 | CA | Alpine Meadows | Sherwood Bowl | Avalanche | Skier | 53 | M | http://rec-law.us/13eiU72 | http://rec-law.us/VGsqh5 | ||
5 | 12/30 | CO | Snowmass | Hanging Valley Headwall | Avalanche, swept over cliff | Skier | 49 | F | Patricia Hileman | http://rec-law.us/RCv6fd | http://rec-law.us/VOCr8H | |
6 | 1/4 | CO | Copper Mountain | Vein Glory | Hit Tree | M | Houston, TX | No | http://rec-law.us/RCy03u | http://rec-law.us/VyzVnU | ||
7 | 1/9 | CO | Keystone | Frenchman | Hit Tree | Skier | 20 | F | Austin, TX | No | http://rec-law.us/VSGVvz | http://rec-law.us/WGPsjQ |
8 | 1/9 | CO | Wolf Creek | Hit Tree | Skier | 70 | M | Pagosa Springs, CO | http://rec-law.us/XVWEj2 | |||
9 | 1/19 | MD | Wisp | Squirrel Cage | Hit tree | Skier | 40 | M | Rockville, MD | http://rec-law.us/XPB9wz | http://rec-law.us/UJnfeK | |
10 | 1/21 | UT | Park City | Silver King | Hit tree | Skier | 67 | M | NJ | No | http://rec-law.us/YchKpN | http://rec-law.us/Wm6mrQ |
11 | 2/3 | CA | Mammoth Lakes | Wipe Out 2 | Fell | Skier | M | http://rec-law.us/14BKzzk | ||||
12 | 2/4 | CO | Aspen Mountain | Jackpot run | Collision | Skier | 48 | F | Philadelphia, PA | Yes | http://rec-law.us/YCh1hM | http://rec-law.us/YChb8O |
13 | 2/8 | CO | Keystone | Porcupine | Hit Tree | Skier | 27 | M | Palos Hills, IL (Hillman AFB NM) | Yes | http://rec-law.us/XbsYsL | http://rec-law.us/XPtHkJ |
14 | 2/10 | CO | Breckenridge | Columbia | Hit Tree | Skier | 45 | M | Reston, VA | Yes | http://rec-law.us/YtRJ3y | http://rec-law.us/Ujx85e |
15 | 2/22 | MD | Wisp | Squirrel Cage | Hit Tree | Skier | 38 | M | Upper Arlington, OH | http://rec-law.us/133BO30 | http://rec-law.us/UZfW57 | |
16 | 3/2 | WI | Devils Head Ski Resort | Hit Tree | Skier | 30 | M | Madison, WI | http://rec-law.us/13Grw9f | http://rec-law.us/WUwUUw | ||
17 | NJ | Mountain Creek | Hit surface | Skier | M | No | ||||||
18 | 3/13 | ID | Sun Valley Resort | Roundhouse Lane | Hit Tree | Skier | 38 | F | Hailey, ID | Yes | http://rec-law.us/140BJ0o | |
19 | 3/16 | CA | China Peak Mountain Resort | Fell and/or hit stump | Skier | 49 | M | Fresno, CA | Yes | http://rec-law.us/YOYIHa | ||
20 | 3/21 | CO | Steamboat Springs Ski Resort | Hit Tree | Skier | 35 | M | http://rec-law.us/105wEOX | ||||
21 | 3/22 | CO | Snowmass Ski Area | Coney Glade run & Lunchline trails | Hit Tree | Skier | 42 | M | Kensington, Md | Yes | http://rec-law.us/ZkmHej | http://rec-law.us/13pmmPR |
22 | 3/27 | UT | Brighton Ski Area | Found wrapped around tree | Boarder | 26 | M | Sandy, UT | Yes | http://rec-law.us/10m67gi | http://rec-law.us/X0cqY7 | |
23 | 3/3 | UT | Deer Valley | Little Bell | Hit Tree | Skier | 33 | M | No | http://rec-law.us/13W2zI7 | http://rec-law.us/16ztlSh | |
24 | 4/12 | OR | Mt Hood Meadows | Hit Tree | Skier | 51 | M | Yes | http://rec-law.us/15aIFse |
There is a rumor, unsubstantiated of a fatality at a Colorado Ski Area. Supposedly a skier hit a tree.
Our condolences go to the families of the deceased. Our thoughts extend to the families and staff at the areas who have to deal with these tragedies.
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Colorado Ski Mountaineering Cup Race Schedule Announced
Posted: November 23, 2012 Filed under: Racing, Ski Area, Skiing / Snow Boarding | Tags: ArapahoeBasin, CAMP USA, Colorado, Cosmic, Cosmic Cup, la sportiva, Ski Mountaineering, Ski Resort, Ski Trab, skiing, Sports, winter sports, Wolf Creek Leave a commentWant to be exhausted just watching a race, these men and women can do it.
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12/08/2012 |
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12/14/2012 |
Chapman Hill, Durango CO |
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Wolf Creek Ski Mountaineering Race presented by Pine Needle Mountaineering |
12/15/2012 |
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12/18/2012 |
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01/12/2013 |
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01/13/2013 |
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01/26/2013 |
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Race The Divide at Monarch Mt. Presented by Salida Mt. Sports |
01/27/2013 |
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02/04/2013 |
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02/09/2013 |
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03/23/2013 |
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04/06/2013 |
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04/20/2013 |
COSMIC |
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Michigan Ski Safety Act
Posted: June 25, 2012 Filed under: Michigan | Tags: Colorado, Michigan Compiled Laws, Michigan Ski Safety Act, MSSA, Piste, Ski, Ski Resort, Sports, United States, winter sports Leave a commentMichigan Ski Safety Act
CHAPTER 408 LABOR
SKI AREA SAFETY ACT
MCL § 408.321
Preceding § 408.321
An act to provide for the inspection, licensing, and regulation of ski areas and ski lifts; to provide for the safety of skiers, spectators, and the public using ski areas; to provide for certain presumptions relative to liability for an injury or damage sustained by skiers; to prescribe the duties of skiers and ski area operators; to create a ski area safety board; to provide for the disposition of revenues; to provide for liability for damages which result from a violation of this act; to provide civil fines for certain violations of this act; and to provide criminal penalties for certain violations of this act. (Amended by Pub Acts 1981, No. 86, imd eff July 2, 1981; 1995, No. 120, imd eff June 30, 1995.)
MCL § 408.321
§ 408.321. Short title.
Sec. 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the “ski area safety act of 1962”.
MCL § 408.322
§ 408.322. Definitions.
Sec. 2. As used in this act:
(a) “Board” means the ski area safety board.
(b) “Commissioner” means the director of commerce or an authorized representative of the director.
(c) “Department” means the state department of commerce.
(d) “Operator” means a person who owns or controls, or who has operational responsibility for, a ski area or ski lift. An operator includes this state or a political subdivision of this state.
(e) “Passenger” means a person, skier or nonskier, who boards, disembarks from, or is transported by a ski lift, regardless of whether the ski lift is being used during the skiing season or nonskiing season, and includes a person waiting for or moving away from the loading or unloading point of ski lift.
(f) “Ski area” means an area used for skiing and served by 1 or more ski lifts.
(g) “Skier” means a person wearing skis or utilizing a device that attaches to at least 1 foot or the lower torso for the purpose of sliding on a slope. The device slides on the snow or other surface of a slope and is capable of being maneuvered and controlled by the person using the device. Skier includes a person not wearing skis or a skiing device while the person is in a ski area for the purpose of skiing.
(h) “Ski lift” means a device for transporting persons uphill on skis, or in cars on tracks, or suspended in the air by the use of cables, chains, belts, or ropes, and usually supported by trestles or towers with 1 or more spans. Ski lift includes a rope tow.
MCL § 408.323
§ 408.323. Safety board; members.
Sec. 3. A ski area safety board consisting of 7 members is created within the office of the commissioner. The board consists of 3 ski area managers, 1 from the Upper Peninsula and 2 from the Lower Peninsula; 1 engineer with skiing experience; 1 member of the central United States ski association, a nonprofit corporation; 1 person with skiing experience from the Upper Peninsula representing the general public; and 1 with skiing experience from the Lower Peninsula representing the general public. The commissioner and an officer of the Michigan tourist council are ex officio members of the board without vote.
MCL § 408.324
§ 408.324. Safety board members; appointment; term; filling of vacancies.
Sec. 4. Members of the board shall be appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the senate for terms of 4 years and until their successors are appointed and qualified. Vacancies in the board shall be filled for the unexpired term.
MCL § 408.325
§ 408.325. Officers; quorum; meetings; compensation and expenses; compliance with Open Meetings Act.
Sec. 5. (1) The business which the board may perform shall be conducted at a public meeting of the board held in compliance with Act No. 267 of the Public Acts of 1976, being sections 15.261 to 15.275 of the Michigan Compiled Laws. Public notice of the time, date, and place of the meeting shall be given in the manner required by Act No. 267 of the Public Acts of 1976. The board shall elect a chairperson and other officers it considers necessary to perform its duties between meetings. A majority of the 7 voting members shall constitute a quorum. The board shall meet not less than once yearly on the call of the chairperson or by written request of not less than 3 members.
(2) The per diem compensation of the members of the board, other than the commissioner, and the schedule for reimbursement of expenses shall be established annually by the legislature.
MCL § 408.326
§ 408.326. Rules; fee schedules.
Sec. 6. (1) The board shall promulgate rules for the safe construction, installation, repair, use, operation, maintenance, and inspection of all ski areas and ski lifts as the board finds necessary for protection of the general public while using ski areas and ski lifts. The rules shall be reasonable and based upon generally accepted engineering standards, formulas, and practices.
(2) The board, with the advice of the commissioner, shall propose legislation to establish the fee schedule for permits, inspections, and plan review activities. The fees shall reflect the actual costs and expenses of the department for issuing permits and conducting inspections and plan reviews.
MCL § 408.326a
§ 408.326a. Duties of ski area operators.
Sec. 6a. Each ski area operator shall, with respect to operation of a ski area, do all of the following:
(a) Equip each snow-grooming vehicle and any other authorized vehicle, except a snowmobile, with a flashing or rotating yellow light conspicuously located on the vehicle, and operate the flashing or rotating yellow light while the vehicle is moving on, or in the vicinity of, a ski run. A snowmobile operated in a ski area shall be operated with at least 1 operating white light located on the front of the snowmobile.
(b) Mark with a visible sign or other warning device the location of any hydrant or similar fixture or equipment used in snow-making operations located on a ski run, as prescribed by rules promulgated under section 20(3).
(c) Mark the top of or entrance to each ski run, slope, and trail to be used by skiers for the purpose of skiing, with an appropriate symbol indicating the relative degree of difficulty of the run, slope, or trail, using a symbols code prescribed by rules promulgated under section 20(3).
(d) Mark the top of or entrance to each ski run, slope, and trail which is closed to skiing, with an appropriate symbol indicating that the run, slope, or trail is closed, as prescribed by rules promulgated under section 20(3).
(e) Maintain 1 or more trail boards at prominent locations in each ski area displaying that area’s network of ski runs, slopes, and trails and the relative degree of difficulty of each ski run, slope, and trail, using the symbols code required under subdivision (c) and containing a key to that code, and indicating which runs, slopes, and trails are open or closed to skiing.
(f) Place or cause to be placed, if snow-grooming or snowmaking operations are being performed on a ski run, slope, or trail while the run, slope, or trail is open to the public, a conspicuous notice at or near the top of or entrance to the run, slope, or trail indicating that those operations are being performed.
(g) Post the duties of skiers and passengers as prescribed in sections 21 and 22 and the duties, obligations, and liabilities of operators as prescribed in this section in and around the ski area in conspicuous places open to the public.
(h) Maintain the stability and legibility of all required signs, symbols, and posted notices.
MCL § 408.327
§ 408.327. Promulgation of rules.
Sec. 7. The rules shall be promulgated pursuant to Act No. 306 of the Public Acts of 1969, as amended, being sections 24.201 to 24.315 of the Michigan Compiled Laws.
MCL § 408.328
§ 408.328. Administration and enforcement of act.
Sec. 8. The commissioner, subject to the limitations herein contained and the rules and regulations of the board, shall administer and enforce the provisions of this act.
MCL § 408.329
§ 408.329. Ski lifts, permits required; inspections, original and annual.
Sec. 9. No person shall operate a ski lift without a permit issued by the commissioner. On or before October 1 of each year an operator shall apply for a permit to the commissioner on a form furnished by the commissioner and containing such information as the board may require. All ski lifts shall be inspected before they are originally put into operation for the public’s use and thereafter at least once every 12 months, unless permitted to operate on a temporary permit.
MCL § 408.330
§ 408.330. Temporary permits.
Sec. 10. The commissioner may issue a temporary permit for 30 calendar days to an operator, who has previously been operating in this state on a regular or annual basis, to continue operation. An inspection of his ski lifts shall be made within 30 days from the issuance of the permit. A ski lift inspected and covered by a permit in the preceding year may operate on a temporary basis until further inspected.
MCL § 408.331
§ 408.331. Permit; issuance; expiration.
Sec. 11. If upon inspection a ski lift is found to comply with the rules and regulations of the board, the commissioner shall issue a permit to operate. A permit shall expire on September 30 of the following year.
MCL § 408.332
§ 408.332. Ski lifts; construction, moving, alteration; plans and specifications, filing, approval; permit for work; exclusions.
Sec. 12. Before a new ski lift is erected, or before a presently existing ski lift is moved to a different location, or whenever any additions or alterations are made which change the structure, mechanism, classification or capacity of any ski lift, the operator shall file with the department detailed, duplicate plans and specifications of such work. The plans and specifications shall be prepared by a qualified tramway firm or by an engineer, licensed in this state as a professional engineer, in accordance with Act No. 240 of the Public Acts of 1937, as amended, being sections 338.551 to 338.576 of the Compiled Laws of 1948. Upon approval of plans and specifications, the department shall issue a permit for such work. All rope tows shall be excluded from this section.
MCL § 408.333
§ 408.333. Temporary cessation of operations; resumption.
Sec. 13. The commissioner or board may order, in writing, a temporary cessation of operation of a ski lift if it has been determined after inspection to be hazardous or unsafe. Operation shall not resume until such conditions are corrected to the satisfaction of the commissioner or board.
MCL § 408.334
§ 408.334. Preexisting structures.
Sec. 14. This act shall not be construed to prevent the use of any existing installation, upon inspection found to be in a safe condition and to conform with the rules and regulations of the board.
MCL § 408.335
§ 408.335. Noncomplying operators; modification of rules.
Sec. 15. If there are practical difficulties or unnecessary hardships for an operator to comply with the rules and regulations under this act, the commissioner, with the approval of the board, may modify the application of such rules or regulations to such a situation, if the spirit of the provisions shall be observed and the public safety is secured. Any operator may make a written request to the board stating his grounds and applying for such modification. Any authorization by the commissioner and the board shall be in writing and shall describe the conditions under which the modification is permitted. A record of all modifications shall be kept in the department and open to the public.
MCL § 408.336
§ 408.336. Fees; authorized inspectors; receipts.
Sec. 16. (a) An application for a permit shall be accompanied by fees of:
$25.00 for an annual permit; or
$2.00 for each rope tow,
$5.00 for each T bar, J bar or platter pull,
$15.00 for each chair lift or skimobile, and
$30.00 for each aerial tramway,if greater than the $25.00 annual permit fee.
(b) Inspection fees shall be as follows:
$8.00 for each rope tow,
$20.00 for each T bar, J bar or platter pull,
$60.00 for each chair lift or skimobile,
$120.00 for each aerial tramway, and
$50.00 for reinspections or special inspections at an operator’s request. Any operator may employ any person, partnership or corporation, approved by the commissioner and board, to make the inspections. Inspections made by any person, partnership, or corporation, that may be employed by an operator, shall be on forms furnished or approved by the department. Inspection fees shall be waived when the annual permit application is accompanied by such an inspection report.
(c) Fees for review and approval of plans prior to construction shall be $200.00 for a chair lift, T bar, J bar, platter pull or tramway.Fees for review and approval of plans for modification and alteration of an existing lift shall be $50.00.
(d) Fees shall be paid to the department, which shall give receipts therefor.
MCL § 408.337
§ 408.337. Chief inspector; other employees.
Sec. 17. The department, with the advice and consent of the board, shall employ or retain a person qualified in engineering and training who shall be designated chief inspector. The chief inspector and such additional inspectors and other employees as may be necessary to properly administer this act may be hired on a temporary basis or borrowed from other state departments, or the department may contract with persons, partnerships or corporations for such inspection services on an independent basis.
MCL § 408.338
§ 408.338. Disposition of fees; payment of expenses.
Sec. 18. All fees for permits or inspections, or any other income received under this act, shall be paid into the general fund. All salaries and other moneys expended under this act shall be paid by the state treasurer from a fund appropriated by the legislature.
MCL § 408.339
§ 408.339. Notices; publication.
Sec. 19. (1) In addition to the notice prescribed in section 5(1) notice of a public hearing held under this act shall be published not less than once and not less than 10 days before the hearing, in newspapers of general circulation prescribed by the commissioner.
MCL § 408.340
§ 408.340. Violations; violations of Open Meetings Act, penalties; implementation; maximum penalties.
Sec. 20. (1) Except for sections 21 to 24, and except as provided in subsection (2), a person who violates this act, or a rule or order promulgated or issued pursuant to this act, or a person who interferes with, impedes, or obstructs the commissioner, an authorized representative of the commissioner, or a board member in the performance of duties prescribed by this act, is guilty of a misdemeanor. Each day a violation or other act continues shall be considered a separate offense.
(2) A member of the board who intentionally violates section 5(1) shall be subject to the penalties prescribed in Act No. 267 of the Public Acts of 1976, as amended.
(3) Not more than 270 days after the effective date of this subsection, the board shall, pursuant to section 7, promulgate rules consistent with this act to implement this act, except for subsection (2) and sections 21, 22, 23, and 24, not to exceed $50.00 for each violation.
MCL § 408.341
§ 408.341. Conduct of skier; prohibited acts.
Sec. 21. (1) A skier shall conduct himself or herself within the limits of his or her individual ability and shall not act or ski in a manner that may contribute to his or her injury or to the injury of any other person. A skier shall be the sole judge of his or her ability to negotiate a track, trail, or slope.
(2) While in a ski area, a skier or passenger shall not do any of the following:
(a) Board a ski lift which has been designated as closed.
(b) Wilfully board or embark upon, or disembark from, a ski lift, except at an area designated for those purposes.
(c) Intentionally drop, throw, or expel an object from a ski lift while riding on the lift.
(d) Do any act which interferes with the running or operation of a ski lift, such as, but not limited to: swinging or bouncing on an aerial lift, attempting to contact supporting towers, machinery, guides, or guards while riding on a ski lift; or skiing out of the designated ski track on a surface lift or tow.
(e) Use a ski lift, unless the skier or passenger has the ability to use the lift safely without instruction on use of the lift by a ski area owner, manager, operator, or employee, or unless the skier or passenger requests and receives instruction before entering the boarding area of the ski lift.
(f) Use a ski lift or ski without properly engaging and using ski restraining devices, brakes, or restraining straps.
MCL § 408.342
§ 408.342. Duties of skier; acceptance of inherent dangers.
Sec. 22. (1) While in a ski area, each skier shall do all of the following:
(a) Maintain reasonable control of his or her speed and course at all times.
(b) Stay clear of snow-grooming vehicles and equipment in the ski area.
(c) Heed all posted signs and warnings.
(d) Ski only in ski areas which are marked as open for skiing on the trail board described in section 6a(e).
(2) Each person who participates in the sport of skiing accepts the dangers that inhere in that sport insofar as the dangers are obvious and necessary. Those dangers include, but are not limited to, injuries which can result from variations in terrain; surface or subsurface snow or ice conditions; bare spots; rocks, trees, and other forms of natural growth or debris; collisions with ski lift towers and their components, with other skiers, or with properly marked or plainly visible snow-making or snow-grooming equipment.
MCL § 408.343
§ 408.343. Accident causing injury to another person, notification; identification; penalty for wilful failure to give identification or notification; accident causing injury to skier, notification of hazardous condition.
Sec. 23. (1) A skier involved in an accident causing an injury to another person shall to the extent that he or she is reasonably able to do so immediately notify the ski patrol or the operator, or law enforcement or emergency personnel, and shall clearly identify himself or herself. A skier who wilfully fails to give identification after involvement in a skiing accident with another person, or a skier who is reasonably able to do so who fails to notify the proper authorities or to obtain assistance when the skier knows that another person involved in the accident is in need of medical or other assistance, is guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable by imprisonment for not more than 30 days, or a fine of not more than $100.00, or both.
(2) A skier involved in an accident causing an injury to himself or herself, but not to another person, shall immediately notify the ski patrol or the operator, or law enforcement or emergency personnel, if the accident created a known hazardous condition in the area where the accident occurred.
MCL § 408.344
§ 408.344. Violations of act, liability for resulting damage.
Sec. 24. A skier or passenger who violates this act, or an operator who violates this act shall be liable for that portion of the loss or damage resulting from that violation.

NSGA stats say skiing is flat, numbers are right, why?
Posted: April 11, 2012 Filed under: Skiing / Snow Boarding | Tags: Alpine, Downhill, National Sporting Goods Association, Ski, Ski Resort, Sports, winter sports Leave a commentNational Sporting Goods Association (NSGA) have numbers you can rely on.
NSGA numbers for Downhill (alpine) skiing participation show the following for the past 8 years.
2002 |
2004 |
2006 |
2008 |
2010 |
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Total Skiers |
7.4% |
5.9% |
6.4% |
6.5% |
7.4% |
% of US Population |
9.1% |
10.0% |
12.9% |
6.7% |
7.9% |
Avg # of days |
9.1% |
10.0% |
12.9% |
6.7% |
7.9% |
Over the past ten years the number of people skiing has changed Zero Percent. The total fluctuation over ten years is 1.5%. Skiing is not growing, even though the US population is growing. As a percentage of population skiing has dropped 1.2% and fluctuated 2.1%.
As the population goes up, skiing is keeping up.
Even worse, the age group that the growth in in skiing should be coming from is dropping.
Here is a scary number
2002 |
2004 |
2006 |
2008 |
2010 |
|
Age 25 or Older |
71.7% |
60.6% |
62.4% |
53.2% |
58.3% |
72 percent of skiers used to be 25 or younger. Now that number is 13% and again, not in line with the current us population. Growth comes from the young, or at least growth that skiing needs and can count on for years to come.
Snowboarding is saving ski areas, but not by much.
2002 |
2004 |
2006 |
2008 |
2010 |
|
Snowboard Participation |
5.9% |
6.3% |
5.2% |
5.8% |
6.1% |
However that “growth” is only .2% over 10 years with a fluctuation of .4%. Smaller fluctuation occurs in snowboarding however there is some growth.
I’m speculating that snowboarders are not as finicky about snow conditions?
As you can see, over the past four years snowboarding is growing. Why?
Snowboarder participation growth is from those 24 and younger.
2002 |
2004 |
2006 |
2008 |
2010 |
|
Age 24 or Younger |
56.2% |
60.6% |
49.4% |
57.8% |
68.3% |
2002 |
2004 |
2006 |
2008 |
2010 |
|
Skier Visits |
54.4% |
57.1% |
55.1% |
57.1% |
60.5% |
Boarder Visits |
11.5% |
10.5% |
9.8% |
20.0% |
24.5% |
So
Skiing is not a growing sport. Thirty years ago it was the glamor sport. Twenty years ago it was thing to do. What has changed?
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Skier/Boarder Fatalities 2011-2012 Ski Season 2/15/12
Posted: February 29, 2012 Filed under: Ski Area | Tags: Fatalities, helmet, Rock climbing, Ski, ski area, Ski Resort, skiing, Snowboard, snowboarding, Sport, Sports, Vail Colorado, Winter sport, winter sports Leave a commentThis list is not guaranteed to be accurate. The information is found from web searches and news dispatches. If you have a source for information on any fatality please leave a comment.
If this information is incorrect or incomplete please let me know. This is up to date as of February 15, 2012. Thanks.
# |
Date |
Resort |
Age |
Skier Ability |
Ski/ Tele /Boarder |
Reference |
|
1 |
11/18/2011 |
62 |
Skier |
Yes |
|||
2 |
11/18/2011 |
Breckenridge |
19 |
Expert |
Boarder |
Yes |
|
3 |
11/27/2011 |
Mountain High ski resor |
23 |
Beginner |
Boarder |
Yes |
|
4 |
12/18/2011 |
Sugar Bowl ski resort |
7 |
Expert |
Skier |
|
|
5 |
1/4/2012 |
Ski Ward |
19 |
Expert |
Skier |
||
6 |
1/11/2012 |
Ski Apache |
29 |
Skier |
No |
||
7 |
1/12/2012 |
Sugarloaf ski resort |
41 |
Skier |
Yes |
||
8 |
1/14/2012 |
Silverton Mountain Ski Area |
25 |
Expert |
Skier |
||
9 |
1/17/2012 |
Heavenly Mountain Resort |
34 |
Boarder |
Yes |
||
10 |
1/18/2012 |
Aspen Highlands |
30 |
Boarder |
Yes |
||
11 |
1/18/2012 |
Mt. Hood Meadows Ski Resort |
15 |
Boarder |
No |
||
12 |
1/19/2012 |
Park City |
29 |
Boarder |
Yes |
||
13 |
1/20/2012 |
Copper Mountain |
51 |
Yes |
|||
14 |
1/20/2012 |
Whiteface Mountain |
25 |
Yes |
|||
15 |
1/21/2012 |
Vail |
13 |
Expert |
Skier |
||
16 |
1/22/2012 |
Winter Park |
28 |
Expert |
Skier |
||
17 |
1/24/2012 |
Steamboat Ski Area |
32 |
Boarder |
|||
18 |
1/24/2012 |
Taos Ski Valley |
60 |
Skier |
|||
19 |
1/25/2012 |
Keystone Ski Area |
54 |
Skier |
|||
20 |
1/27/2012 |
Mt. Hood Skibowl |
17 |
Boarder |
|||
21 |
1/29/2012 |
Canyons Ski Resort |
19 |
||||
22 |
1/30/2012 |
Seven Springs Mountain Resort |
36 |
Skier |
|||
27 |
1/31/2012 |
Solitude Ski Resort |
74 |
Skier |
No |
||
23 |
2/1/2012 |
Squaw Valley |
51 |
Skier |
|||
26 |
2/4/2012 |
Sugarbush Resort |
41 |
Skier |
Yes |
||
33 |
2/4/2012 |
Ski Windham Mountain Resor |
54 |
Skier |
|||
24 |
2/5/2012 |
Keystone Ski Area |
58 |
Skier |
No |
||
25 |
2/5/2012 |
Ski Windham Mountain Resort |
54 |
Skier |
|||
30 |
2/6/2012 |
Mount Snow |
33 |
||||
28 |
2/8/2012 |
Vail |
37 |
Yes |
|||
29 |
2/9/2012 |
Keystone Ski Area |
72 |
Yes |
|||
31 |
2/11/2012 |
Jay Peak Resort |
29 |
Boarder |
Yes |
||
32 |
2/11/2012 |
Terry Peak Ski Area |
24 |
Skier |
No |
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Skier/Boarder Fatalities 2011-2012 Ski Season
Posted: January 11, 2012 Filed under: Ski Area, Skiing / Snow Boarding | Tags: Fatalities, Ski Resort, skiing, Sports, Terrain park, United States, winter sports Leave a commentThis list is not guaranteed to be accurate. The information is found from web searches and news dispatches. If you have a source for information on any fatality please leave a comment.
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# |
Date |
Resort |
Run |
Run Difficulty |
Age |
Skier Ability |
Ski/ Tele /Boarder |
Cause of Death |
Helmet |
Reference |
1 |
11/18 |
Vail |
Gitalong Road |
Beginner |
62 |
Skier |
Yes |
|||
2 |
11/18 |
Breckenridge |
Northstar |
Intermediate |
19 |
Expert |
Boarder |
suffered massive internal injuries |
Yes |
|
3 |
11/27 |
Mountain High ski resort |
Chisolm trail |
Beginner |
23 |
Beginner |
Boarder |
internal injuries |
Yes |
|
4 |
12/18 |
Sugar Bowl |
Chair Lift |
|
7 |
Expert |
Skier |
fell off chair lift |
|
|
5 | 1/4 | Ski Ward | Chair Lift | 19 | Expert | Skier | fell of chair lift | http://rec-law.us/y3sOtx |
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Pre-Season Ski & Snowboard Checklist
Posted: December 27, 2011 Filed under: Skiing / Snow Boarding | Tags: base, edges, Pre-season, ski season, tune up, tuning, winter sports 1 Comment
Pre-Season Checklist: Gloves/Mittens – Jackets/Pants – Travel/Pass/Lesson Discounts – Helmet – Goggles – Think Snow!
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I got money; therefore I should do what I want on public lands.
Posted: March 5, 2009 Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: British Columbia, Canada, Heliskiing, Idaho, Revelstoke British Columbia, Ski, Sports, winter sports Leave a commentA Boise man has appealed the denial of his application to land his helicopter in the Fairfield Ranger District, USFS Idaho for 30 days of heli-skiing each year.
Another one of those “aw shucks” moments.
See Boise man appeals heli-skiing denial.
New type of sled suffers fatality
Posted: February 28, 2008 Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: Hammerhead, Recreation, skiing, Sled, Sledding, Sports, Wachusett Mountain, winter sports Leave a commentA new type of sled that was recently show at the Outdoor Retailer trade show was being ridden by a man who lost control slid into some trees and die. The Worcester Telegram is reporting in Man killed sledding at Mt. Wachusett states a man was riding a Hammerhead when he lost control of the sled and died. The decedent had hiked up Wachusett Mountain which was owned by the Connecticut Department of Conservation and Recreation to ride. Much of the land is leased to the Wachusett Mountain Ski Area however the decedent was sledding outside of the ski area.
The sled has several warnings which suggest that riders wear helmet, avoid icy areas and sled away from trees. The reports state the rider hit some ice, lost control and slid into trees suffering his injuries.
Avalanche: Man-Made Snow to the Ground
Posted: February 10, 2008 Filed under: Avalanche, Indiana, Ski Area | Tags: avalanche, backcountry, Indiana, Ski Resort, skiing, Snow, winter sports Leave a comment
In one of the most bizarre occurences an avalanche occured in the Midwest.
during the fall of 2006 at the Indian ski resort Perfect North Slope. This central Indiana resort was making snow on bare ground, as is common at most resorts. After a night of snow making the staff arrived to see the slope had avalanched.
Not enough research was done on this avalanche but several firsts or at least extremely unusual things occurred during this avalanche
- ·An avalanche occurred in the Midwest
- ·The avalanche was composed of 100% man made snow
- ·The avalanche slid on bare ground with no snow layer below