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Terms Used In Utah Code 78B-4-403

  • Inherent risks of skiing: means the dangers or conditions that are an integral part of the sport of recreational, competitive, or professional skiing, including:
         (1)(a) changing weather conditions;
         (1)(b) snow or ice conditions as the snow or ice conditions exist or may change, including hard pack, powder, packed powder, wind pack, corn, crust, slush, cut-up snow, or machine-made snow;
         (1)(c) surface or subsurface conditions, including bare spots, forest growth, rocks, stumps, streambeds, cliffs, trees, or other natural objects;
         (1)(d) variations or steepness in terrain, whether natural or as a result of slope design, snowmaking or grooming operations, or other terrain modifications, including:
              (1)(d)(i) terrain parks;
              (1)(d)(ii) terrain features, including jumps, rails, or fun boxes; or
              (1)(d)(iii) all other constructed and natural features, including half pipes, quarter pipes, or freestyle-bump terrain;
         (1)(e) impact with lift towers, other structures, or their components, including signs, posts, fences or enclosures, hydrants, or water pipes;
         (1)(f) collisions with other skiers;
         (1)(g) participation in, or practicing or training for, competitions or special events; and
         (1)(h) the failure of a skier to ski within the skier's own ability. See Utah Code 78B-4-402
  • Injury: means any personal injury or property damage or loss. See Utah Code 78B-4-402
  • Ski area operator: includes an agent, an officer, an employee, or a representative of the person that operates a ski area. See Utah Code 78B-4-402
  • Skier: means an individual present in a ski area for the purpose of engaging in the sport of skiing, nordic, freestyle, or other types of ski jumping, or using skis, a sled, a tube, a snowboard, or any other device. See Utah Code 78B-4-402

     Notwithstanding Sections 78B-5-817 through 78B-5-823, a skier may not make any claim against, or recover from, a ski area operator for injury resulting from inherent risks of skiing.