A skier code, but no laws, dictate who has the right of way on ski slopes in Utah.
Gwyneth Paltrow sits in court during an objection in her trial, Thursday, March 23, 2023, in Park City, where she is accused in a lawsuit of crashing into a skier during a 2016 family ski vacation, leaving him with brain damage and four broken ribs.
The matter of who hit whom will be central to the case. Here’s why: While America’s ski slopes still seem like the Wild West in terms of laws compared to the streets, those who cruise them are expected to adhere to a specific code of conduct. That code is the Skier Responsibility Code, and the first two orders on it are 1) Ski in a manner in which you can avoid other skiers and objects and 2) People below you have the right of way.
“When two skiers get in a collision and they start pointing fingers about who’s at fault, who wasn’t, that code kind of is what they look to,” Strachan said. “So although it’s not law, it kind of acts like it’s a law.”in 1962 and has tweaked it some throughout the years. Perhaps the most sweeping changes to the code came last year, however, when it was expanded from seven points to 10.
Saia Issac advised that skiers and snowboarders treat a collision on the mountain like they would a car accident. Take a picture of the person’s driver’s license if possible since they may be accessing lifts via a borrowed pass and could give false information.“Remain on scene, exchange information and, if needed, contact ski patrol or flag down a resort employee for help,” she wrote.
“I think as skiing just becomes more and more popular that the police and the district attorneys are going to have to start using that tool more often,” he said.
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