Liability of ski area operators
N.D. Cent. Code § 53-09-07
in effect53-09-07. Liability of ski area operators
Any ski area operator is liable for loss or damages caused by its failure to follow the duties
set forth in sections 53-09-03 and 53-09-04 when the violation of duty is causally related to loss
or damage suffered. A ski area operator is not liable to any passenger or skier acting in violation
of the passenger's or skier's duties as set forth in sections 53-09-05 and 53-09-06, when the
violation of duty by the passenger or skier is causally related to the loss or damage suffered; nor
is a ski area operator liable for any loss or damage caused by any object dropped, thrown, or
expelled by a passenger from an aerial passenger tramway.
Source: Open US Law by Vaquill AI (CC BY 4.0)URL: https://ndlegis.gov/cencode/t53c09.pdf#nameddest=53-09-07Fetched: 10/16/2026
