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Colo. Rev. Stat. § 33-44-105 (2026)

Duties of passengers

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(1) No passenger shall board a passenger tramway if he does not have sufficient physical dexterity, ability, and knowledge to negotiate or use such facility safely or until such passenger has asked for and received information sufficient to enable him to use the equipment safely. A passenger is required to follow any written or verbal instructions that are given to him regarding the use of the passenger tramway.

(2) No passenger shall:

(a) Embark upon or disembark from a passenger tramway except at a designated area except in the event of a stoppage of the passenger tramway (and then only under the supervision of the operator) or unless reasonably necessary in the event of an emergency to prevent injury to the passenger or others;

(b) Throw or expel any object from any passenger tramway while riding on such device, except as permitted by the operator;

(c) Act, while riding on a passenger tramway, in any manner that may interfere with proper or safe operation of such passenger tramway;

(d) Engage in any type of conduct that may contribute to or cause injury to any person;

(e) Place in an uphill track of a J-bar, T-bar, platter pull, rope tow, or any other surface lift any object that could cause another skier to fall;

(f) Embark upon a passenger tramway marked as closed;

(g) Disobey any instructions posted in accordance with this article or any verbal instructions by the ski area operator regarding the proper or safe use of a passenger tramway unless such verbal instructions are contrary to this article or the rules promulgated under it, or contrary to posted instructions.

Source: L. 79: Entire article added, p. 1239, § 1, effective July 1.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases, 1988–2016 · leading case: Stamp v. Vail Corp., 172 P.3d 437 (Colo. 2007).
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Stamp v. Vail Corp., 172 P.3d 437 (Colo. 2007). · cites it 2× “Section 33-44-105 of the SSA is titled, "Duties of passengers" and section 33-44-109 of the SSA is titled, "Duties of skiers-penalties.”
Bayer v. Crested Butte Mountain Resort, Inc., 960 P.2d 70 (Colo. 1998). · cites it 2× “See § 33-44-105, 9 C.R.S. (1997). They may not move outside designated areas, throw objects from the tramway, engage in conduct that could cause injury to others, or disobey instructions from the ski area operator.”
Raup v. Vail Summit Resorts, Inc., 160 F. Supp. 3d 1285 (D. Colo. 2016). · cites it 2× “) (citing *1286 Colo. Rev. Stat. § 33-44-105 (1)). It is alleged that not only was there no apparent need for them to disembark at that point, since the ski lift was also used to transport individuals back down the mountain, the lift operator had or should have been in a…”
McLean v. Winter Park Recreational Ass'n, 762 P.2d 751 (Colo. Ct. App. 1988). · cites it 5× “Section 33-44-105, C.R.S. (1984 Repl.Vol.”
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McLean v. Winter Park Recreational Ass'n, 762 P.2d 751 (Colo. Ct. App. 1988). “Section 33-44-105, C.R.S. (1984 Repl.Vol.”
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