(1) A skier may enter into an agreement with a ski area operator before an injury to:

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Terms Used In Utah Code 78B-4-405

  • Injury: means any personal injury or property damage or loss. See Utah Code 78B-4-402
  • Minor: means an individual who is under 18 years old. See Utah Code 78B-4-402
  • Ski area: means any area designated by a ski area operator to be used for skiing, nordic, freestyle or other type of ski jumping, or snowboarding. 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
     (1)(a) waive a claim that the skier is permitted to bring against a ski area operator; or
     (1)(b) release the ski area operator from a claim that the skier is permitted to bring under this part.
(2) If the skier is a minor, the skier, or the skier’s parent or guardian on behalf of the minor, may not enter into an agreement described in Subsection (1)(a).