Kumar v. Copper Mountain, Inc.’s Empirical Analysis
2011
Citation profile
4
cited by 4 later decisions
1
states following
March 2014
most recently cited
3 district · 1 state decisions
Relationships
Applies 28 U.S.C. § 1291
Relies on Robinson v. Shell Oil Co. · State v. Nieto · Shero v. City of Grove · United States v. Oberle · Graven v. Vail Associates, Inc.
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““Inherent dangers and risks of skiing” means those dangers or conditions that are part of the sport of skiing, 2 including changing weather conditions; snow conditions as they exist or may change, such as ice, hard pack, powder, packed powder, wind pack, corn, crust, slush, cut-up snow, and machine-made snow; surface or subsurface conditions such as bare spots, forest growth, rocks, stumps, streambeds, cliffs, extreme terrain, and trees, or other natural objects, and collisions with such natural objects; impact with lift towers, signs, posts, fences or enclosures, hydrants, water pipes, or other man-made structures and their components; variations in steepness or terrain, whether natural or as a result of slope design, snowmaking or grooming operations, including but not limited to roads, freestyle terrain, jumps, and catwalks or other terrain modifications; collisions with other skiers; and the failure of skiers to ski within their own abilities. The term “inherent dangers and risks of skiing” does not include the negligence of a ski area operator as set forth in Section 33-44-104 (2). 3”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“[a] ski area operator is negligent for failure to warn only when it violates the specific and detailed warning requirements of [the Act] as set forth in §§ 33-44-106 and -107.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“within the section relating to snow conditions as they exist or change, or the provision covering variations in steepness or terrain.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
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