What are the types of ski injury cases?
A. (1) Skier collision: There is a presumption under Colorado law that the uphill skier is at fault in a collision because an uphill skier should usually be able to avoid colliding with a downhill skier. However, the presumption can be overcome by showing that the downhill skier, rather than the uphill skier, was at fault. (2) Ski lift operation: If a person is injured by a defective ski lift, then the injured person can recover, but that is not very common. The more common situation would involve negligent operation of the lift by, for example, not stopping the lift and a skier is dragged a long way. (3) Equipment: Injury as a result of improper setting of bindings and improper functioning of the bindings. (4) Instruction: Example – It would be improper for a ski instructor to take brand new skiers down a black diamond run. (5) General negligence: Injury from risks that are not inherent or integral to skiing. Example: The wood planks on a deck are rotten and break and a person is inju
