SKI SAFETY ACT
(2) Each skier has the duty to maintain control of his speed and course at all times when skiing and to
maintain a proper lookout so as to be able to avoid other skiers and objects. However, the primary duty
shall be on the person skiing downhill to avoid collision with any person or objects below him.
(3) No skier shall ski on a ski slope or trail that has been posted as "Closed" pursuant to section 33-
44-107 (2) (e) and (4).
(4) Each skier shall stay clear of snow-grooming equipment, all vehicles, lift towers, signs, and any
other equipment on the ski slopes and trails.
(5) Each skier has the duty to heed all posted information and other warnings and to refrain from
acting in a manner which may cause or contribute to the injury of the skier or others. Each skier shall be
presumed to have seen and understood all information posted in accordance with this article near base
area lifts, on the passenger tramways, and on such ski slopes or trails as he is skiing. Under conditions of
decreased visibility, the duty is on the skier to locate and ascertain the meaning of all signs posted in
accordance with sections 33-44-106 and 33-44-107.
(6) Each ski or snowboard used by a skier while skiing shall be equipped with a strap or other device
capable of stopping the ski or snowboard should the ski or snowboard become unattached from the skier.
This requirement shall not apply to cross country skis.
(7) No skier shall cross the uphill track of a J-bar, T-bar, platter pull, or rope tow except at locations
designated by the operator; nor shall a skier place any object in such an uphill track.
(8) Before beginning to ski from a stationary position or before entering a ski slope or trail from the
side, the skier shall have the duty of avoiding moving skiers already on the ski slope or trail.
(9) No person shall move uphill on any passenger tramway or use any ski slope or trail while such
person's ability to do so is impaired by the consumption of alcohol or by the use of any controlled
substance, as defined in section 12-22-303 (7), C.R.S., or other drug or while such person is under the
influence of alcohol or any controlled substance, as defined in section 12-22-303 (7), C.R.S., or other
drug.
(10) No skier involved in a collision with another skier or person in which an injury results shall leave
the vicinity of the collision before giving his or her name and current address to an employee of the ski
area operator or a member of the ski patrol, except for the purpose of securing aid for a person injured in
the collision; in which event the person so leaving the scene of the collision shall give his or her name and
current address as required by this subsection (10) after securing such aid.
(11) No person shall knowingly enter upon public or private lands from an adjoining ski area when
such land has been closed by its owner and so posted by the owner or by the ski area operator pursuant
to section 33-44-107 (6).
(12) Any person who violates any of the provisions of subsection (3), (9), (10), or (11) of this section
is guilty of a class 2 petty offense and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine of not more
than one thousand dollars.
33-44-110. Competition and freestyle terrain.
(1) The ski area operator shall, prior to use of any portion of the area made available by the ski area
operator, allow each competitor an opportunity to reasonably visually inspect the course, venue, or area.
(2) The competitor shall be held to assume the risk of all course, venue, or area conditions, including,
but not limited to, weather and snow conditions; obstacles; course or feature location, construction, or
layout; freestyle terrain configuration and conditions; and other courses, layouts, or configurations of the
area to be used. No liability shall attach to a ski area operator for injury or death to any competitor caused
by course, venue, or area conditions that a visual inspection should have revealed or by collisions with
other competitors.
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33-44-111. Statute of limitation.