ACCIDENT WAIVER AND RELEASE OF LIABILITY
IN CONSIDERATION of being permitted to participate in any way in all activities
(collectively, "Activities") sponsored by Vail Valley Young Professionals Association.
("Association"), I acknowledge that some of these Activities may entail risks, and I
voluntarily assume all risks of all loss, damage or injury occurring in connection with
such Activities. I fully understand that my participation carries with it the potential for
death, serious injury, and property loss. The risks of some Activities include, but are not
limited to, those caused by terrain, facilities, temperature, weather, conditions,
equipment, traffic, lack of hydration, actions of other people including, but not limited to,
participants, volunteers, spectators, event planners and sponsors, and event monitors,
and/or producers of the event. These risks potentially affect participants. I hereby assume
all of the risks of participating and/or volunteering in these Activities. I realize that
liability may arise from negligence or carelessness on the part of the persons or entities
being released, or from dangerous or defective equipment or property owned, maintained
or controlled by them. I certify that I am sufficiently capable of participating in these
Activities and have not been advised otherwise by a qualified medical person.
I acknowledge that this Accident Waiver and Release of Liability form ("Waiver and
Release") will be used by the event holders, sponsors and organizers, in which I may
participate and that it will govern my actions and responsibilities at said Activities. In
consideration of my application and permitting me to participate in these Activities, I
hereby take action for myself, my executors, administrators, heirs, next of kin,
successors, and assigns as follows:
(A) WAIVE, RELEASE and DISCHARGE from any and all liability, claims, demands,
actions or rights of action, which are related to my death, disability, personal injury,
property damage, property theft or actions of any kind which may hereafter accrue to me
which are related to or are in any way connected with participation in all Association
Activities or result from my traveling to or from these Activities, THE FOLLOWING
ENTITIES OR PERSONS: Vail Valley Young Professionals Association and its
directors, officers, employees, volunteers, representatives, agents, contractors, the event
holders, event sponsors, event directors, event volunteers and their successors, assigns
and insurers; and (B) INDEMNIFY AND HOLD HARMLESS the entities or persons
mentioned in this paragraph from any and all liabilities or claims made by other
individuals or entities as a result of any of my actions during these Activities. I
UNDERSTAND THAT THIS IS A LEGAL DOCUMENT AND THAT BY SIGNING
IT I AM GIVING UP MY RIGHT TO SUE OR OTHERWISE MAKE A CLAIM against
the Association and other entities and persons mentioned in this paragraph. I intend this
Waiver and Release to be effective whether or not any loss, damage, injury or death
RESULTS FROM NEGLIGENCE of the Association or any of its directors, officers,
employees, volunteers, representatives, agents, contractors, the event holders, event
sponsors, event directors, event volunteers and their successors, assigns and insurers. I
understand that negligence means a failure to do an act which a reasonably careful person
would do, or the doing of an act which a reasonably careful person would not do, under
the same or similar circumstances to protect himself, herself or others from injury or
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