Colorado Revised Statutes

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 33-44-110 (2026)

Competition and freestyle terrain

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(1) The ski area operator shall, prior to use of any portion of the area made available by the ski area operator, allow each competitor an opportunity to reasonably visually inspect the course, venue, or area.

(2) The competitor shall be held to assume the risk of all course, venue, or area conditions, including, but not limited to, weather and snow conditions; obstacles; course or feature location, construction, or layout; freestyle terrain configuration and conditions; and other courses, layouts, or configurations of the area to be used. No liability shall attach to a ski area operator for injury or death to any competitor caused by course, venue, or area conditions that a visual inspection should have revealed or by collisions with other competitors.

Source: L. 79: Entire article added, p. 1243, § 1, effective July 1. L. 2004: Entire section amended, p. 1384, § 5, effective May 28.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases, 1993–2007 · leading case: Stamp v. Vail Corp., 172 P.3d 437 (Colo. 2007).
Stamp v. Vail Corp., 172 P.3d 437 (Colo. 2007). · cites it 2× “1, § 33-44-110, 1979 Colo. Sess. Laws 1237 , 1243 (emphasis added).”
Del Bosco v. United States Ski Ass'n, 839 F. Supp. 1470 (D. Colo. 1993). · cites it 5× “Colo.Rev.Stat. § 33-44-110. It is unclear whether it would be obvious to experienced ski racers that race organizers would violate a statutory duty.”
Rowan v. Vail Holdings, Inc., 31 F. Supp. 2d 889 (D. Colo. 1998). · cites it 2× ““Competitor” is defined as “a skier actually engaged in competition or in practice therefor with the permission of the ski area operator on any slope or trail or portion thereof designated by the ski area operator for the purpose of competition.”
— Colo. Rev. Stat. § 33-44-110(1) — 1 case
Del Bosco v. United States Ski Ass'n, 839 F. Supp. 1470 (D. Colo. 1993). “Colo.Rev.Stat. § 33-44-110. It is unclear whether it would be obvious to experienced ski racers that race organizers would violate a statutory duty.”
— Colo. Rev. Stat. § 33-44-110(2) — 2 cases
Stamp v. Vail Corp., 172 P.3d 437 (Colo. 2007). “1, § 33-44-110, 1979 Colo. Sess. Laws 1237 , 1243 (emphasis added).”
Del Bosco v. United States Ski Ass'n, 839 F. Supp. 1470 (D. Colo. 1993). “Colo.Rev.Stat. § 33-44-110. It is unclear whether it would be obvious to experienced ski racers that race organizers would violate a statutory duty.”
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