A Pennsylvania ski resort isn’t liable to a woman who skied off a trail and into a fence post because such accidents are inherent risks in skiing, the Middle District of Pennsylvania ruled Oct. 16 (Cole v. Camelback Mountain Ski Resort, 2017 BL 369922, M.D. Pa., No. 16-CV-1959, 10/16/17).
The ruling granted a summary judgment to Camelback Mountain Ski Resort in Tannersville, Pa., on Gyl Cole’s claims that the resort negligently failed to provide protective padding on the post at the time of her accident in 2014.
Ski resorts in the state owe no duty of care to ...
Learn more about Bloomberg Law or Log In to keep reading:
See Breaking News in Context
Bloomberg Law provides trusted coverage of current events enhanced with legal analysis.
Already a subscriber?
Log in to keep reading or access research tools and resources.