ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF INHERENT RISKS AND DANGERS
I acknowledge that skiing (which means any activity that involves sliding on snow, racing gates, or jumping on snow or ice, including snowboarding) involves inherent dangers and risks that are part of the sport and cannot be eliminated including: changing weather conditions; snow conditions as they exist or as they may change, including ice, hardpack, powder, packed powder, wind pack, corn snow, crust, slush, cut-up snow, and machine-made snow; avalanches: collisions with natural surface or subsurface conditions, such as bare spots, forest growth, rocks, stumps, streambeds, cliffs, trees, and other natural objects; collisions with lift towers, signs, posts, fences, enclosures, hydrants, water pipes, or other artificial structures and their components; variations in steepness or terrain, whether natural or the result of slope design, snowmaking, or snow grooming operations, including but not limited to roads, freestyle terrain, ski jumps, catwalks, and other terrain modifications; collisions with clearly visible or plainly marked equipment, including but not limited to lift equipment, snowmaking equipment, snow grooming equipment, trail maintenance equipment, and snowmobiles, whether or not the equipment is moving; collisions with other skiers; the failure of a skier to ski within that skier's ability; skiing in a closed area or skiing outside the ski area boundary as designated on the ski area trail map; and restricted visibility caused by snow, wind, fog, sun, or darkness. I acknowledge these activities are physically and emotionally demanding. I affirm my (or my child’s) health is good, and that I (or my child) am (is) not under a physician’s care for any undisclosed condition that might endanger my (or my child’s) health or that of other participants. I recognize the inherent risk of injury or disability in this activity. I accept all legal responsibility for injury or damage of any kind to the extent that the injury or damage results from inherent dangers and risks of skiing.
I ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THE ENTERING BACKCOUNTRY TERRAIN CAN EXPOSE ONESELF TO EXTREME, EXPERT TERRAIN WITH STEEP CHUTES, ROCKS, AND UNMARKED CLIFFS. I ACKNOWLEDGE THAT I (or my child) MAY SUFFER SEVERE INJURY OR DEATH FROM THE INHERENT RISKS OF THIS EVENT.
I agree that I (or my child) have a duty to ski at all times in a manner that avoids injury to the skier and others and to be aware of the inherent dangers and risks of skiing. The skier shall: know the range of the skier's ability and safely ski within the limits of that ability and the skier's equipment so as to negotiate any section of terrain or ski slope and trail safely and without injury or damage; know that the skier's ability may vary because of ski slope and trail changes caused by weather, grooming changes, or skier use; maintain control of speed and course so as to prevent injury to the skier or others; abide by the requirements of the skier responsibility code that is published by the national ski areas association; obey all posted or other warnings and instructions of the ski area operator; read the ski area trail map and be aware of its contents.
I HEREBY ACKNOWLEDGE THAT I (OR MY CHILD) HAVE HEALTH INSURANCE THAT WILL COVER ANY INJURY EXPERIENCED IN THIS EVENT.
I have carefully read this complete form, fully understand its contents and sign the same of my own free will and accord.
IN CONSIDERATION FOR THIS BIG MOUNTAIN EVENT AND USE OF THE FACILITIES AND SKI LIFTS, I ASSUME ALL SUCH RISKS AND AGREE TO RELEASE, HOLD HARMLESS AND INDEMNIFY TAOS SKI VALLEY, INC., UNITED STATES FOREST SERVICE, AND MOUNTAIN ENDORPHINS LLC ITS AGENTS, EMPLOYEES, INSTRUCTORS, EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURERS, FROM ANY AND ALL CLAIMS AND LIABILITIES ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OF ANY FACILITIES OR SKI LIFTS, INCLUDING CLAIMS BASED ON NEGLIGENCE.
IF I AM SIGNING ON BEHALF OF A MINOR, IN ADDITION TO THE ABOVE, I AGREE TO RELEASE, HOLD HARMLESS AND INDEMNIFY TAOS SKI VALLEY, INC., UNITED STATES FOREST SERVICE, AND MOUNTAIN ENDORPHINS LLC. ITS AGENTS, EMPLOYEES, INSTRUCTORS, EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURERS FROM ANY AND ALL CLAIMS OF THE MINOR. I ALSO AGREE TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY MEDICAL EXPENSES INCURRED BY THE MINOR. I VERIFY THAT I AM THE PARENT OR GUARDIAN OF THE MINOR AND HAVE AUTHORITY TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT.
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