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Mich. Comp. Laws § 408.321 (2026)

Ski area safety act of 1962; short title.

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SKI AREA SAFETY ACT OF 1962


Act 199 of 1962


408.321 Ski area safety act of 1962; short title.

Sec. 1.

    This act shall be known and may be cited as the "ski area safety act of 1962".

History: 1962, Act 199, Imd. Eff. June 7, 1962

Compiler's Notes:

    For transfer of powers and duties of certain occupational functions, boards, and commissions from the Department of Licensing and Regulation to the Department of Commerce, see E.R.O. No. 1991-9, compiled at MCL 338.3501 of the Michigan Compiled Laws.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 35 cases (8 in the last 5 years), 1971–2025 · leading case: Anderson v. Pine Knob Ski Resort, Inc, 664 N.W.2d 756 (Mich. 2003).
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Anderson v. Pine Knob Ski Resort, Inc, 664 N.W.2d 756 (Mich. 2003). · cites it 8× “§ 408.321 et seq., and whether a skier's collision with a timing shack is a danger that inheres in the sport, precluding recovery for injuries that result.”
Woodman v. Kera LLC, 785 N.W.2d 1 (Mich. 2010). · cites it 2× “2d 756 (2003), the Legislature enacted Michigan's Ski Area Safety Act, MCL 408.321 et seq., to provide immunity for ski-area operators from personal-injury suits by injured skiers, regardless *35 of the age of the skier.”
Ritchie-Gamester v. City of Berkley, 597 N.W.2d 517 (Mich. 1999). · cites it 2× “§ 408.321 et seq.; M.S.A. § 18.483(1) et seq.”
Marietta v. Cliffs Ridge, Inc., 189 N.W.2d 208 (Mich. 1971). · cites it 4× “That was more than two years after the Ski Area Safety Act of 1962 was made effective (PA 1962, No 199 [MCLA § 408.321 et seq.; Stat Ann 1971 Cum Supp § 18.”
Kent v. Alpine Valley Ski Area, Inc, 613 N.W.2d 383 (Mich. Ct. App. 2000). · cites it 3× “Defendants filed a motion for summary disposition, arguing that (1) plaintiff’s claim was barred by the Ski Area Safety Act (sasa), MCL 408.321 et seq.; MSA 18.483(1) et seq.”
McGoldrick v. Holiday Amusements, Inc., 618 N.W.2d 98 (Mich. Ct. App. 2000). · cites it 2× “, doing business as Mount Holiday. We affirm. Plaintiff first argues that the trial court erred in granting summary disposition to defendant Holiday because defendant Holiday violated the Ski Area Safety Act (sasa), MCL 408.”
Barr v. Mt. Brighton Inc., 546 N.W.2d 273 (Mich. Ct. App. 1996). “The title of the Ski Area Safety Act, MCL 408.321 et seq.; MSA 18.483(1) et seq.”
Amburgey v. Sauder, 605 N.W.2d 84 (Mich. Ct. App. 2000). “This Court disagreed, holding as follows: There axe any number of means by which a skier on top of a hill can ski down that hill.”
Rusnak v. Walker, 729 N.W.2d 542 (Mich. Ct. App. 2007). “To address certain liability issues associated with snow skiing, including collisions between skiers, the Legislature enacted the Ski Area Safely Act (SASA), MCL 408.321 et seq. The question before us in this case is whether the assumption-of-risk provision within the SASA bars…”
Schmitz v. Cannonsburg Skiing Corp., 428 N.W.2d 742 (Mich. Ct. App. 1988). “The trial court ruled that plaintiff’s claims of negligence and intentional nuisance were barred by the Ski Area Safety Act, MCL 408.321 et seq.; MSA 18.483(1) et seq.”
Matthew Shukoski & Darlene Ritchie v. Indianhead Mountain Resort, Inc., 166 F.3d 848 (6th Cir. 1999). · cites it 2× “The instant matter presents the question whether persons engaged in snowboard skiing, as distinguished from alpine and cross-country skiing, are governed by Michigan’s Ski Area Safety Act of 1962, Mich. Comp. Laws § 408.321 et seq. (1985) (“the Act”), which limits ski operators’…”
Hakari v. Ski Brule, Inc, 584 N.W.2d 345 (Mich. Ct. App. 1998). “1 Plaintiff attempted to amend her original complaint to also allege that defendant negligently failed to take proper identification from Jacques, in violation of the Ski Area Safety Act of 1962, MCL 408.321 et seq.; MSA 18.483(1) et seq.”
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