McHerron v. Jiminy Peak, Inc.

While skiing on an open trail leading to a chair lift at the defendant’s ski resort, the plaintiff Elena McHerron was injured when her skis came into contact with a bare spot on the trail, causing her to fall. She brought an action in the Superior Court against the defendant. She claimed that the defendant was negligent in failing to provide adequate man-made snow cover for an open, heavily traveled trail. The defendant filed a motion for summary judgment on the ground that the plaintiffs’ action was barred *594by the provisions of G. L. c. 143, § 710, as amended by St. 1987, c. 287, which…