SB388-SSA1,11,2019 1. An individual authorized by the department of safety and professional
20services to make inspections of lifts pursuant to ch. 101.
SB388-SSA1,11,2221 2. An individual who has knowledge of the requirements of the rules specified
22in par. (c) and of the design and operation of lifts and who has one of the following:
SB388-SSA1,11,2323 a. A degree of engineering from a recognized university.
SB388-SSA1,11,2524 b. Experience as an inspector of lifts for an insurance company that has
25provided liability insurance coverage to any ski area.
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1(5) Duties of individuals engaged in snow sports. (a) Safety rules; skiing and
2sledding.
Each individual engaged in skiing or sledding at a ski area has a duty to
3do all the following:
SB388-SSA1,12,44 1. Obey all posted warnings and signs.
SB388-SSA1,12,55 2. Keep off of closed trails and out of closed areas.
SB388-SSA1,12,76 3. Know the range of his or her ability and engage in skiing or sledding within
7that ability.
SB388-SSA1,12,98 4. Assess the difficulty of the trails and terrains that are open to skiing or
9sledding.
SB388-SSA1,12,1010 5. Maintain control of his or her speed and direction.
SB388-SSA1,12,1211 6. Comply with any posted limits that are imposed on the number of passengers
12or on the amount of weight of the sled or other sledding device while it is being ridden.
SB388-SSA1,12,1313 7. Be able to stop or avoid other individuals or objects.
SB388-SSA1,12,1514 8. Yield to other individuals engaged in skiing or sledding who are ahead or who
15are down the slope.
SB388-SSA1,12,1716 9. Not stop at a point that will result in the individual obstructing a trail or not
17being visible from above.
SB388-SSA1,12,1918 10. Yield to other individuals engaged in skiing or sledding who are uphill when
19starting downhill or merging onto a trail.
SB388-SSA1,12,2120 11. Be able to safely board, ride, and deboard any lift serving an area open to
21skiing or sledding.
SB388-SSA1,12,2222 12. Board and deboard a lift only at designated sites.
SB388-SSA1,13,323 13. If involved in a collision with another participant in a snow sport that
24results in injury or death, not leave the vicinity of the collision before giving his or
25her name and current address to an employee of the ski area operator or a member

1of the ski patrol, except for the purpose of securing aid for a person injured in the
2collision. A person who leaves the scene of the collision for the purpose of securing
3aid shall give his or her name and current address after securing the aid.
SB388-SSA1,13,54 (b) Safety rules; tubing. Each individual engaged in tubing at a ski area has
5a duty to do all of the following:
SB388-SSA1,13,66 1. Obey all posted signs and warnings.
SB388-SSA1,13,77 2. Keep out of closed areas.
SB388-SSA1,13,88 3. Know the range of his or her ability and engage in tubing within that ability.
SB388-SSA1,13,99 4. Assess the difficulty of terrain that is open to tubing.
SB388-SSA1,13,1010 5. Maintain control of his or her speed and direction.
SB388-SSA1,13,1211 6. Comply with any posted limits that are imposed on the number of passengers
12or on the amount of weight of the tube or other tubing device while it is being ridden.
SB388-SSA1,13,1313 7. Be able to safely board, ride, and deboard a lift serving an area open to tubing.
SB388-SSA1,13,1414 8. Board and deboard a lift only at designated sites.
SB388-SSA1,13,1615 9. Yield to other individuals engaged in tubing who are ahead or who are down
16the slope.
SB388-SSA1,13,1817 10. Look uphill and yield to oncoming tubes before leaving the bottom of the
18hill at the end of a run.
SB388-SSA1,13,2419 11. If involved in a collision with another participant in a snow sport that
20results in injury or death, not leave the vicinity of the collision before giving his or
21her name and current address to an employee of the ski area operator or a member
22of the ski patrol, except for the purpose of securing aid for a person injured in the
23collision. A person who leaves the scene of the collision for the purpose of securing
24aid shall give his or her name and current address after securing the aid.
SB388-SSA1, s. 6 25Section 6. 895.525 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
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1895.525 (2) Definition. In this section, "recreational activity" means any
2activity undertaken for the purpose of exercise, relaxation or pleasure, including
3practice or instruction in any such activity. "Recreational activity" does not include
4participating in a snow sport at a ski area, as those terms are defined in s. 167.33,
5but
includes hunting, fishing, trapping, camping, bowling, billiards, picnicking,
6exploring caves, nature study, dancing, bicycling, horseback riding,
7horseshoe-pitching, bird-watching, motorcycling, operating an all-terrain vehicle,
8ballooning, curling, throwing darts, hang gliding, hiking, tobogganing, sledding,
9sleigh riding, snowmobiling, skiing, skating, participation in water sports, weight
10and fitness training, sight-seeing, rock-climbing, cutting or removing wood,
11climbing observation towers, animal training, harvesting the products of nature,
12sport shooting, and participating in a snow sport outside a ski area, as those terms
13are defined in s. 167.33,
and any other sport, game or educational activity.
SB388-SSA1, s. 7 14Section 7. 895.526 of the statutes is created to read:
SB388-SSA1,14,17 15895.526 Participation in a snow sport; restrictions on civil liability,
16assumption of risk.
(1) Definitions. All definitions in s. 167.33 apply to this
17section unless the context otherwise requires.
SB388-SSA1,14,20 18(2) Appreciation of conditions and risk of participation in a snow sport. (a)
19Every participant in a snow sport at a ski area accepts the conditions and risks of the
20snow sport as set forth in s. 167.33 (2).
SB388-SSA1,14,2221 (b) Every participant in a snow sport at a ski area is presumed to have seen and
22understood signage provided by the ski area operator pursuant to s. 167.33 (3).
SB388-SSA1,15,223 (c) Every participant in a snow sport at a ski area accepts that failure to wear
24a helmet or wearing a helmet that is improperly sized, fitted, or secured increases
25the risk of injury or death or the risk of a more severe injury. Every participant in

1a snow sport at a ski area accepts that a helmet may not be available for purchase
2or for rent at a ski area.
SB388-SSA1,15,73 (d) Every participant in a snow sport at a ski area accepts that natural or
4man-made items or obstacles within a ski area, including ski area infrastructure
5and ski area vehicles, may be unpadded or not heavily padded and accepts that there
6may be a higher risk of injury or death or of a more severe injury associated with a
7collision with an item or obstacle that is unpadded or not heavily padded.
SB388-SSA1,15,9 8(3) Responsibilities of a participant in a snow sport. Every participant in a
9snow sport is responsible to do all of the following:
SB388-SSA1,15,1010 (a) Fulfill his or her duties set forth in s. 167.33 (5).
SB388-SSA1,15,1411 (b) Choose whether to wear a helmet while participating in the snow sport. If
12the participant chooses to wear a helmet, he or she has the responsibility to ensure
13the helmet is of the correct size and fit and to ensure that it is properly secured while
14he or she participates in the snow sport.
SB388-SSA1,15,19 15(4) Limits on liability for a ski area operator; release and liability of a
16participant.
(a) A ski operator who fulfills all of his or her duties under s. 167.33 (3)
17and (4) owes no further duty of care to a participant in a snow sport and is not liable
18for an injury or death that occurs as a result of any condition or risk accepted by the
19participant under sub. (2).
SB388-SSA1,15,2220 (b) A participant involved in a collision with any other participant or with a
21nonparticipant may be liable for an injury or death that occurs as a result of the
22collision.
SB388-SSA1,15,2323 (c) This subsection shall be construed broadly.
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1(5) Effect on related provision. Nothing in this section affects the limitation
2of a property owner's liability under s. 895.52.
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