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My intelligence on the matter + the diminishing vibe towards ignorance regarding avalanches on NS leads me to believe that resorts should not be responsible for whatever injuries a skier sustains from their own avalanche. However, the American "just sue them for it!" attitude and pussy-ness has raised the question for all those who ski East Vail, Schlasman's lift, or similar avalanche susceptible lift serviced terrain. My take on it is that resorts cannot prevent stupidity, therefore should not be liable for it. They should be responsible for posting something along the line of "unpatrolled terrain, do not ski without proper gear or knowledge" just so that people do not knowingly take the risk, but overall it is still the skier responsibility to stay safe. Other terrain that they leave open to everybody and don't market as potential avalanche terrain should be their responsibility purely because they didn't make me aware of the danger (think, terrain that gapers could hop off a lift and go ski without a clue that it's dangerous). I feel like it would only be idiots like the guy at Bridger arguing that he shouldn't need a beacon that would say resorts should be responsible.
