Bayer v. Crested Butte Mountain Resort, Inc.
Supreme Court of Colorado
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Hobbs
Pursuant to C.A.R. 21.1, we agreed to answer the following questions certified to us by the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit:
What standard of care governs the duty owed by ski lift operators in Colorado to users of those lifts in the winter season? Separately, and more particularly, does the Colorado Passenger Tramway Safety Act and/or the Colorado Ski Safety and Liability Act preempt or otherwise supersede the pre-existing Colorado common law standard of care governing the duty owed by ski lift operators to users of those lifts in the winter season?
These questions arise…
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