Educational Seminar for Recreation Providers
When: April 22, 2026
Where: The RiverHouse Convention Center, Bend, OR.
Cost: $40
Lodging: room block starting at $153 at The RiverHouse
In March 2026, the Oregon Legislature passed long-overdue liability waiver reform affecting recreation providers across the state.
Protect Oregon Recreation partners are hosting an educational seminar to help recreation providers, land stewards, and nonprofit organizations understand what the new law means and how it may affect their operations.
What You’ll Learn
Attendees will hear from recreation attorneys who helped craft the new law and gain practical insight into:
• The history of Oregon’s liability waiver issue and how reform was achieved
• What the new law actually does, and doesn’t do
• How the law affects recreation and fitness providers, nonprofits, and volunteer programs
• What organizations may consider when updating waivers, policies, and risk management practices
• Questions recreation providers may want to discuss with their legal counsel and insurance providers
This seminar is designed to provide context, clarity, and practical next steps for the recreation community.
Thank you to the Pacific Northwest Ski Areas Association for providing space at their Mountain Works Conference.
Also included, entry into the Mountain Works Assembly, directly following the seminar. Join all PNW ski area operators in celebrating this long overdue reform in Oregon.
The RiverHouse Convention Center – Bend, OR.
April 22, 2026
1:30-3:00p – Understanding Oregon’s New Recreational Liability Law
3:30-5:00 – Celebrate this reform effort with other POR members at The Mountain Works Assembly.
After Hours – Advisors will remain available for Q&A and networking. Beverages (including n/a) provided by Deschutes Brewery. Go out on the town.
*The Mountain Works Conference is the region’s ski area workforce development conference, produced by the Pacific Northwest Ski Areas Association. While you may register to attend this seminar to learn specifically about the new Oregon law, you must be a ski area member of PNSAA to register for and attend the full Mountain Works Conference.