Beijing Times News (Reporter Pei Xiaolan) Ms. Yu suffered a fracture while skiing after being hit by Mr. Liu, leaving her with a disability. Recently, the Miyun Court ruled that Mr. Liu must compensate Ms. Yu for more than 150,000 RMB, while the ski resort bears 20% supplementary liability.
Ms. Yu claimed that in December 2013, she was skiing at a ski resort in Beijing. She was slowly descending from the top of the slope on a snowboard when Mr. Liu, due to lack of proficiency in high-speed skiing, collided with her from behind, causing her fracture. As they failed to reach an agreement on the compensation for her losses, she filed a lawsuit demanding that Mr. Liu compensate her for medical expenses, lost wages, disability compensation, and other costs totaling over 194,000 RMB.
Mr. Liu argued that he was skiing normally and was not at fault. The ski resort contended that both Ms. Yu and Mr. Liu were skiing on intermediate to advanced slopes and should have been familiar with the skiing rules, and therefore did not need prompts from on-site staff, and refused to pay compensation.
The court held that Ms. Yu was skiing normally and was not at fault, while Mr. Liu injured her during his descent and should be liable for compensation. The ski resort’s staff had the responsibility to supervise the slope and remind skiers to prevent collision risks, and the resort failed to fulfill this safety duty, thus bearing supplementary liability. The court ordered Mr. Liu to compensate Ms. Yu over 150,000 RMB. If Mr. Liu fails to fulfill the compensation obligation, the ski resort will bear supplementary liability for 20% of the total compensation amount.