Milus v. Sun Valley Company

Summary

The Idaho Supreme Court reversed summary judgment for Sun Valley in a wrongful-death action arising from a skier's collision with snowmaking equipment. It held that ski-area operators must exercise the care of an ordinarily prudent person when performing statutory duties, that factual disputes existed regarding whether yellow padding was an adequate warning and whether a required top-of-trail notice was properly placed, and that the assumption-of-risk defense could not be resolved as a matter of law. The court remanded for further proceedings and denied Sun Valley attorney fees on appeal.