Scott v. Pacific West Mountain Resort

Facts of Case

Justin Scott and his parents appeal the dismissals of their tort claims against a ski resort and a ski school for injuries suffered by Justin in a skiing accident. The ski school's motion for summary judgment was granted based upon an exculpatory clause in the ski school application and the ski resort's motion for summary judgment was granted based upon a theory of implied assumption of risk.

Since the trial courts dismissed the claims on summary judgment, the facts 1 and all reasonable inferences therefrom are considered in a light most favorable to the plaintiffs as the…