2018 New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 24 - Health and Safety
Article 15 - Ski Safety
Section 24-15-6 - Provisions in lieu of others.
Provisions of the Ski Safety Act are in lieu of all other regulations, registration or licensing requirements for ski areas, ski lifts and tramways. Ski lifts and tramways shall not be construed to be common carriers within the meaning of the laws of New Mexico.
History: 1953 Comp., § 12-16-6, enacted by Laws 1969, ch. 218, § 6; recompiled as 1953 Comp., § 12-28-6, by Laws 1972, ch. 51, § 9.
Skier as third party beneficiary of permit between United States and ski resort. — The dismissal of an injured skier's claim that she was a third party beneficiary under the terms of the permit between the United States and the ski resort was proper since the Ski Safety Act provided the exclusive remedy available to the skier. Kidd v. Taos Ski Valley, Inc., 88 F.3d 848 (10th Cir. 1996).
