Resort Shielded by Ski Area Safety Act

A Michigan appeals court has affirmed a trial court’s dismissal of a plaintiff’s claim that a ski resort was negligent when the plaintiff was injured while trying to exit the ski lift.   Specifically, the court highlighted the Michigan Ski Area Safety Act (SASA), which provides that “each person who participates in the sport of skiing accepts the dangers that are inherent in that sport insofar as the dangers are obvious and necessary. Those dangers include, but are not limited to, inj