§ 33-44-105 — Duties of passengers

Colorado § 33-44-105

• Jurisdiction: Colorado
• Title 33: Parks and
• Art.: Ski Safety and Liability

Text

(1) No passenger shall board a passenger
tramway if he does not have sufficient physical dexterity, ability, and knowledge to
negotiate or use such facility safely or until such passenger has asked for and
received information sufficient to enable him to use the equipment safely. A
passenger is required to follow any written or verbal instructions that are given to
him regarding the use of the passenger tramway.

(2) No passenger shall:

(a) Embark upon or disembark from a passenger tramway except at a
designated area except in the event of a stoppage of the passenger tramway (and
then only under the supervision of the operator) or unless reasonably necessary in
the event of an emergency to prevent injury to the passenger or others;

(b) Throw or expel any object from any passenger tramway while riding on
such device, except as permitted by the operator;

(c) Act, while riding on a passenger tramway, in any manner that may
interfere with proper or safe operation of such passenger tramway;

(d) Engage in any type of conduct that may contribute to or cause injury to
any person;

(e) Place in an uphill track of a J-bar, T-bar, platter pull, rope tow, or any
other surface lift any object that could cause another skier to fall;

(f) Embark upon a passenger tramway marked as closed;

(g) Disobey any instructions posted in accordance with this article or any
verbal instructions by the ski area operator regarding the proper or safe use of a
passenger tramway unless such verbal instructions are contrary to this article or
the rules promulgated under it, or contrary to posted instructions.

Legislative History

Source: L. 79: Entire article added, p. 1239, � 1, effective July 1.