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The sports of skiing and snowboarding are inherently dangerous sports. They consist of the mastery of controlling a skid or slide on a very slick medium - snow. They require the participant to safely maneuver around many kinds of obstacles, both natural and man-made. Such obstacles include but are not limited to trees, fences, lift, light or snowmaking poles, rocks, other skiers or snowboarders, variations in snow cover including holes, ice, and hard chunks of snow, etc. Injuries are a fact of life in any sport. The Tusky Valley
Ski and Board Club usually endures a couple minor injuries per year,
some of which have required emergency room stays. One on slope
injury resulted in serious corrective measures. Therefore,
people with prior back injuries should check with their doctor about
skiing and are not recommended to snowboard. Serious injuries
and even death can and do occur at ski resorts across the country.
An average of 34 people die at ski resorts annually. Some of these
deaths are as a result of avalanches out West but many are from people
trying to do things that are beyond their ability. Excess speed,
high jumps, inverted tricks, etc. are errors in participant judgement
that could have tragic consequences. Ohio law states that a participant must ski in control at all times. The Responsibility Code is based on this Ohio law (Ohio Revised Code 4169.08 (a and c) and 4169.07(b) ). View all the Ohio ski laws on the Internet at the LAWriter site. Find XLI Labor and Industry, then 4169 Ski Tramway Board These laws and similar ones in every skiing state, serve two purposes. First they protect the participants in specifying undesirable behavior. Second, they may be used to prosecute those who violate them. The following is a compilation of articles from Skiing Magazine, The Associated Press, and Reuters news agencies. In light of this information, participants should be watchful of reckless behavior by other people on the slopes and be mindful of their own behavior. Any club member spotted putting him/herself or other people in danger will be removed from the club with no refund. Return to the top of the page. |
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