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Idaho is a magnet for skiers. Here is a <\/span>video of Pocatello native Sander Hadley<\/span><\/span><\/a> doing tricks he learned at <\/span><\/span>Pebble Creek<\/span><\/span><\/a>, just up the road from his home as a boy.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Most people would agree that if Sander gets hurt doing his back-country acrobatics, it is no one’s fault but his own. He knew the risks, and he accepted them. But most people stick to the groomed trails, and they don’t ski on the extremes like Sander. They also don’t ski as well as Sander, so they get hurt, too. Who is liable when the average skier is injured on the slopes?<\/p>\n

The law treats the average skier on the groomed trails pretty much the same as we just treated Sander in the backcountry. You risk life and limb when you hit the slopes, and as a skier you mostly accept that risk. The ski slope operator probably will not be liable for your personal injuries.<\/p>\n

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Idaho is a magnet for skiers. Here is a video of Pocatello native Sander Hadley doing tricks he learned at Pebble Creek, just up the road from his home as a boy. Most people would agree that if Sander gets hurt doing his back-country acrobatics, it is no one’s fault but his own. He knew […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1802,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[22],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1714","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-personal-injury"],"yoast_head":"\nInjured on the slopes? Who's at fault? — Idaho Law Blog — February 18, 2016<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Idaho is a magnet for skiers. 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