Sentences with phrase «injured skier»

Obtained summary judgment on a claim advanced by an injured skier on the basis of a signed legal waiver and a complete absence of negligence on behalf of the ski hill operator.

But most often, it's the careless skier who becomes the injured skier.

Those rocks had already so badly injured another skier that both his legs had to be amputated.

Over the past week, I have seen two stretchers coming down the mountain with injured skiers and a helicopter rescue of a fallen snowboarder.

While laws do exist to protect ski area from lawsuits filed by injured skiers, it may be possible to file a lawsuit if negligent property maintenance — including open excavations, collisions with moving equipment, or a collision that occurs with heavy machinery parked around a blind corner — causes serious injury.

In the U.S. - generally if not always - rescues of injured skiers are done gratis by ski patrol, a volunteer organization, said Carl, who himself has been a ski patroller.

For over 20 years back east, he was a member of the volunteer ski patrol, providing assistance to injured skiers and snowboarders at Lake Placid, N.Y., which was just across the border from where he lived.

Not exact matches

It was also brought home when professional freestyle skier Sarah Burke took a fall on the same half pipe at Park City, Utah on which Kevin was injured.

SALT LAKE CITY — A young Utah skier who was badly injured in a car crash is on the long road to recovery.

Whilst we all want to make the most of our holidays, it is important that if skiers do find themselves injured for any reason, they do not delay seeking medical attention and risk making their injuries worse.

For example: (1) if the mountain owner / operator does not sufficiently warn a skier of the dangers of skiing in a certain dangerous area then they can be liable for negligence if that skier injures himself owing to a dangerous condition that existed; (2) if the mountain owner / operator does not maintain a reasonable degree of security to guard against reckless skiers then the mountain can be liable; (3) if the mountain fails to maintain its equipment (lifts, gondolas, ramps, etc) in a reasonable manner and a skier is injured as a result then the mountain can be liable.

Still, statistics from the Foreign & Commonwealth Office show that 40 % of skiers and snowboarders have been injured at least once and almost one - third of those have suffered a significant injury, such as a broken leg.

While we often hear about skiers being seriously injured, and many people can name a handful of celebrities who have been killed in skiing accidents, the fact is that a relatively small number of skiers are seriously hurt or killed each year relative to the number of people who ski.

The three - judge panel ruled in favour of the defendant in Schnarr v. Blue Mountain Resorts Limited, a case involving two skiers who were injured after signing liability waivers.

Ski Patrols are responsible for responding to emergencies when a skier is injured or sick.