§ 1-1-123.5 — 1-1-123.3. Duties of ski area operators; signs for trails; notices to skiers; duties of skiers

Wyoming § 1-1-123.5

• Jurisdiction: Wyoming
• Title 01: Civil Procedure
• Ch. 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS AS TO CIVIL ACTIONS

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(a) A ski area operator shall post and maintain a sign
visible to skiers at or near the beginning of a trail that
depicts and explains the degree of difficulty of the trail
relative to each individual ski area.
(b) A ski area operator shall post and maintain a sign at
or near the loading area of a ski lift that states the relative
degree of difficulty of the trails serviced by the lift.
(c) A ski area operator shall print a warning notice on
all ski lift tickets and season passes and shall post and
maintain a warning sign at or near the ski area's ticket sales
building that is no smaller than six (6) square feet in size and
states the following:
WARNING. Under Wyoming law, a skier assumes the inherent risks
of skiing and is legally responsible for damage, injury or death
to person or property that results from the inherent risks of
skiing.
(d) A ski area operator shall post and maintain a warning
sign at the ski area's ticket sales building that is no smaller
than six (6) square feet in size and that notifies the skier of
the duties imposed on the skier by this act and the limitations
on liability provided in this act.
(e) A ski area operator shall:
(i) Mark or identify on trail maps the ski area
boundaries;
(ii) Post a sign notifying the public if a trail or
portion thereof is closed at the identified entrance of the
trail or portion thereof. A trail without an identified
entrance may be closed with ropes or fences.
(f) A ski area operator shall have no duty arising out of
the operator's status as a ski area operator to a skier skiing
beyond a ski area boundary marked or identified as required by
subsection (e) of this section or skiing in an area posted as
closed or otherwise fenced or roped off in accordance with
subsection (e) of this section.
(g) A ski area operator shall post signs in the ski area
or on trail maps warning skiers of encounters with ski area
vehicles.
(h) A ski area operator shall equip ski area vehicles with
a light and a fluorescent flag mounted at least five (5) feet
above the bottom of the vehicle's tracks visible at any time the
vehicle is moving on or in the vicinity of a ski trail.
(j) A ski area operator shall annually inspect, operate
and maintain ski lifts in accordance with the most current
version of the American National Standards Institute B-77.1
aerial tramway standards. Notwithstanding any other provision
of law, a ski lift shall not be deemed a common carrier.
(k) A ski area operator shall mark hydrants, water pipes
and all other man-made structures on slopes and trails which are
not visible to skiers under conditions of ordinary visibility
from a distance of one hundred (100) feet and shall cover the
structures with a shock-absorbent material typically used by ski
area operators for the purpose. Any type of marker shall be
sufficient under this subsection including but not limited to
wooden poles, flags or signs if the marker is visible from a
distance of one hundred (100) feet and if the marker itself does
not constitute a serious hazard to skiers. As used in this
subsection "man-made structures" shall not include variations in
steepness or terrain, whether natural or as a result of slope
design, snowmaking or grooming operations, including but not
limited to roads, catwalks and other terrain modifications.
(m) A skier shall have the responsibility to observe all
posted information and other signs and warnings posted in
accordance with this act and shall be presumed to have seen and
understood all signs, warnings and other information posted in
accordance with this act.