Colorado ski areas have been at the center of major cases dealing with ski safety. People get injured every day on the mountain and the resort officials must deal with unhappy skiers. Most of the time, the mountain is not going to be liable for accidents because ski law forces them to mark the trails, boundaries, and the difficulty level of the trails and slopes.
Last week my boyfriend was injured at Copper Mountain after skiing over a rock mound covered in powder. Although there was a sign at the top of the run warning skiers that it was an expert only run with unmarked obstacles, I was a little shocked that they wouldn’t take more precaution to ensure skiers safety.
When the ski patrol reached him, they said, “well didn’t you see the unmarked obstacle sign at the top of the run?”
He didn’t happen to see it because he cut in halfway down the run, but I don’t think that sign would stop an experienced skier from venturing down it. Having a sign at the top protects the mountain, but shouldn’t they take it a step farther and make sure their guests make it off the mountain safely? All it takes is a couple of bamboo sticks.
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