State Ski Laws

Lawyers Enforcing the Rules of the Slopes While deaths on the slopes are rare, ski collisions and other injuries are common. In fact, researchers at Johns Hopkins Hospital have …

Alaska Ski Accident Law in a Nutshell The Alaska Ski Safety Act of 1994 describes the duties, rights, and liability of skiers, snowboarders, aerial tramway passengers, and ski …

California Ski Accident Law in a Nutshell Even though California has the most skiers, unlike other states with ski resorts, California has no ski safety statute, no proactive …

Colorado Ski Accident Law in a Nutshell The Colorado Ski Safety Act is the cornerstone of Colorado ski injury law, describing the duties, rights, and liability of skiers, …

Idaho Ski Accident Law in a Nutshell The Idaho Ski Safety Act is the cornerstone of Idaho ski injury law, describing the duties, rights, and liability of skiers, snowboarders, …

Illinois Ski Accident Law in a Nutshell Illinois Ski Accident Law in a Nutshell Illinois does not have a dedicated ski safety statute, so Illinois common law governs the …

Maine Ski Accident Law in a Nutshell The Maine ski safety statutes describe the duties, rights, and liability of skiers, snowboarders, aerial tramway passengers, and ski area …

Massachusetts Ski Accident Law in a Nutshell The Massachusetts Ski Safety Act describes the duties, rights, and liability of skiers, snowboarders, chairlift passengers, and ski …

Michigan Ski Accident Law in a Nutshell Michigan has the second most ski resorts of any state in the country. Enacted in 1962, the Michigan Ski Area Safety Act, the nation’s …

Montana Ski Accident Law in a Nutshell The Montana ski safety statute is the cornerstone of Montana ski injury law, describing the duties, rights, and liability of skiers, …

Minnesota Ski Accident Law in a Nutshell Minnesota does not have a dedicated ski safety statute. Rather, ski injury lawsuits against negligent skiers, snowboarders, and ski area …

New Hampshire Ski Law in a Nutshell The New Hampshire ski safety statute is the cornerstone of New Hampshire ski injury law, describing the duties, rights, and liability of …

New Mexico Ski Accident Law in a Nutshell The New Mexico Ski Safety Act is the cornerstone of New Mexico ski injury law, describing the duties, rights, and liability of skiers, …

Nevada Ski Accident Law in a Nutshell The Nevada Skier and Snowboarder Safety Act describes the duties, rights, and liability of skiers, snowboarders, aerial tramway passengers, …

New York Ski Accident Law in a Nutshell New York has more ski areas than any other state. The New York Safety in Skiing Code is a comprehensive statute governing the New York …

North Carolina Ski Accident Law in a Nutshell The North Carolina ski safety statute, currently known as “Actions Relating to Winter Sports Safety and Accidents” (formerly known …

Ohio Ski Accident Law in a Nutshell The Ohio ski statute, entitled “Ski Tramways,” describes the duties, rights, and liability of skiers, snowboarders, tramway passengers, and …

Oregon Ski Accident Law in a Nutshell The Oregon Skiing Activities law describes the duties, rights, and liability of skiers, snowboarders, aerial tramway passengers, and ski …

After California, Texas has the greatest number of skiers and snowboarders. But since Texas doesn’t have any ski areas, Texans must travel to enjoy winter sports—usually to …

Utah Ski Accident Law in a Nutshell The Utah Ski Resort Liability Act is the cornerstone of Utah ski injury law, describing the duties, rights, and liability of ski resort …

Vermont Ski Accident Law in a Nutshell Even though Vermont has the most popular ski areas on the East Coast, unlike most states with ski resorts, Vermont does not have a …

Washington Ski Accident Law in a Nutshell The Washington ski safety statute is the cornerstone of Washington ski injury law, describing the duties, rights, and liability of …

West Virginia Ski Accident Law in a Nutshell The West Virginia Skiing Responsibility Act describes the duties, rights, and liability of skiers, snowboarders, aerial tramway …

Wisconsin Ski Accident Law in a Nutshell Wisconsin has the third most ski resorts of any state in the country. Wisconsin ski law describes the duties, rights, and liability of …

Wyoming Ski Accident Law in a Nutshell The Wyoming Ski Safety Act describes the duties, rights, and liability of skiers, snowboarders, aerial tramway passengers, and ski area …