{"data":{"id":"us-ut/utah-code-78b-4-401","jurisdiction":"us-ut","citation":"Utah Code § 78B-4-401","heading":"Public policy.","body":"(1) The Legislature finds that:\n(a) the sport of skiing is practiced by a large number of residents of Utah and attracts a large number of nonresidents, significantly contributing to the economy of this state;\n(b) few insurance carriers are willing to provide liability insurance protection to ski area operators; and\n(c) the premiums charged by insurance carriers have risen sharply in recent years due to confusion as to whether a skier assumes the risks inherent in the sport of skiing.\n(2) It is the purpose of this act:\n(a) to clarify the law in relation to skiing injuries and the risks inherent in the sport of skiing;\n(b) to establish as a matter of law that certain risks are inherent in the sport of skiing; and\n(c) to provide that, as a matter of public policy, an individual engaged in the sport of skiing may not recover from a ski operator for injuries resulting from the risks that are inherent in the sport of skiing.","path":["Title 78B Judicial Code","Chapter 78B-4 Limitations on Liability","Part 78B-4-4 Inherent Risks of Skiing"],"source_url":"https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title78B/Chapter4/78B-4-S401.html","current_through":"2026 General Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T11:34:34Z","sha256":"56e2a2a5b1b63f28f7db50b1f8362e7390f00b38b5e51472917557e8bb9fa68b","source_id":"us-ut","stale":false,"prev":"us-ut/utah-code-78b-4-306","next":"us-ut/utah-code-78b-4-402"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}