Wyoming Statutes

Wyo. Stat. § 1-1-122 (2026)

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(a)   As used in this act:

          (i) "Inherent risk" with regard to any sport or
recreational opportunity means those dangers or conditions which
are characteristic of, intrinsic to, or an integral part of any
sport or recreational opportunity;

          (ii) "Provider" means any person or governmental
entity which for profit or otherwise, offers or conducts a sport
or recreational opportunity or regulates an interscholastic
sport or recreational opportunity. This act does not apply to a
cause of action based upon the design or manufacture of sport or
recreational equipment or products or safety equipment used
incidental to or required by the sport or recreational
opportunity;
          (iii) "Sport or recreational opportunity" means
commonly understood sporting activities including but not
limited to baseball, softball, football, soccer, basketball,
swimming, hockey, wrestling, cheerleading, rodeo, dude ranching,
nordic or alpine skiing and other alpine sports, snowboarding,
mountain climbing, rock climbing, outdoor education programs,
river floating, hunting, fishing, backcountry trips, horseback
riding and any other equine activity, snowmobiling, agritourism
and similar recreational opportunities and includes the use of
private lands for vehicle parking and land access related to the
sport or recreational opportunity. "Sport or recreational
opportunity" does not include skiing in a ski area as defined by
the Ski Safety Act;

          (iv)    "Equine activity" means:

               (A) Equine shows, fairs, competitions,
performances or parades that involve any or all breeds of
equines;

                 (B)   Any of the equine disciplines;

                 (C)   Equine training or teaching activities, or
both;

                 (D)   Boarding equines;

               (E) Riding, inspecting or evaluating an equine
belonging to another, whether or not the owner has received some
monetary consideration or other thing of value for the use of
the equine or is permitting a prospective purchaser of the
equine to ride, inspect or evaluate the equine;

               (F) Rides, trips, hunts or other equine
activities of any type however informal or impromptu;

               (G) Day use rental riding, riding associated
with a dude ranch or riding associated with outfitted pack
trips; and

                 (H)   Placing or replacing horseshoes on an
equine.

          (v)    Repealed By Laws 1996, ch. 78, § 2.

          (vi) "Agritourism" means activities on a farm, ranch
or other agricultural enterprise that allow for the observation
of, or participation in, the production, harvesting, husbandry
or processing of agricultural products or livestock or of the
natural, historical or cultural resources associated with
agricultural enterprise for educational, recreational or
entertainment purposes including, but not limited to, tours,
hands-on experiences and hospitality services;

           (vii)   "This act" means W.S. 1-1-121 through 1-1-123.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 16 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1995–2021 · leading case: Creel v. L & L, Inc., 287 P.3d 729 (Wyo. 2012).

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Creel v. L & L, Inc., 287 P.3d 729 (Wyo. 2012). · cites it 13× “[117] The Act defines inherent risk to mean "those dangers or conditions which are characteristic of, intrinsic to, or an integral part of any sport or recreational opportunity.”

Muller v. Jackson Hole Mountain Resort, 2006 WY 100 (Wyo. 2006). · cites it 7× “Pursuant to Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 1-1-122 (a)(ii), Wyoming’s Recreational Safety Act (RSA) “does not apply to a cause of action based upon the design or manufacture of sport or recreational equipment or *1164 products or safety equipment used incidental to or required by the sport…”

Jackson Hole Mountain Resort Corp. v. Rohrman, 150 P.3d 167 (Wyo. 2006). · cites it 9× “THE CERTIFIED QUESTION [12] The question certified to us is this: When faced with motions for summary judgment in which there are no genuine issues of material fact, how should a court differentiate, as a matter of law, between "inherent risks" as defined in Wyo. Stat. Ann. §…”

Halpern v. Wheeldon, 890 P.2d 562 (Wyo. 1995). · cites it 3× “In 1993, Ae Legislature amended § 1-1-122 of Ae Act to more extensively cover "equine" activities.”

Beckwith v. Weber, 2012 WY 62 (Wyo. 2012). · cites it 4× “[T22] Appellant also submitted an instruction which sought to explain the terms used to define the phrase "inherent risk" in Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 1-1-122 (a)@): Characteristic is defined as belonging to or especially typical or distinctive of the character or essential nature of,.”

Roberts v. Jackson Hole Mountain Resort Corp., 884 F.3d 967 (10th Cir. 2018). “" Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 1-1-122 (a)(i) ; see also Cooperman , 214 F.”

Cooperman v. David, 23 F. Supp. 2d 1315 (D. Wyo. 1998). · cites it 6× “” Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 1-1-122 (a)(i) (Michie 1989).”

Carden v. Kelly, 175 F. Supp. 2d 1318 (D. Wyo. 2001). · cites it 3× “Wyo. Stat. § 1-1-122 (emphasis added). The Recreation Safety Act limits the duty that a provider of a recreational activity owes to a participant.”

Cooperman v. David, 214 F.3d 1162 (10th Cir. 2000). “Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 1-1-123 . The Safety Act defines inherent risk as “those dangers or conditions which are characteristic of, intrinsic to, or an integral part of any sport or recreational opportunity.”

Kovnat v. Xanterra Parks & Resorts, 770 F.3d 949 (10th Cir. 2014). · cites it 2× “Wyo. Stat. Ann. §§ 1-1-122 (2011). § 1-1-123.”

Street v. Darwin Ranch, Inc., 75 F. Supp. 2d 1296 (D. Wyo. 1999). · cites it 2× “See Wyo.Stat. Ann. § 1-1-122, 123; Cathy Hansen and Steve Duerr, Recreational Injuries & Inherent Risks: Wyoming’s Recreation Safety Act, 28 Land & Water L.”

Madsen v. Wyoming River Trips, Inc., 31 F. Supp. 2d 1321 (D. Wyo. 1999). · cites it 2× “Inherent risk is defined as: *1326 (1) “Inherent risk” with regard to any sport or recreational opportunity means those conditions which are characteristic of, intrinsic to, or an integral part of any sport or recreational opportunity; Wyo.Stat.Ann. § 1-1-122 (Michie 1998).…”

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— Wyo. Stat. § 1-1-122(a) — 1 case

Creel v. L & L, Inc., 287 P.3d 729 (Wyo. 2012). “[117] The Act defines inherent risk to mean "those dangers or conditions which are characteristic of, intrinsic to, or an integral part of any sport or recreational opportunity.”

— Wyo. Stat. § 1-1-122(a)(i) — 1 case

— Wyo. Stat. § 1-1-122(a)(iii) — 1 case

Halpern v. Wheeldon, 890 P.2d 562 (Wyo. 1995). “In 1993, Ae Legislature amended § 1-1-122 of Ae Act to more extensively cover "equine" activities.”

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