Luckily, unlike traffic laws, there aren't nearly as many rules for sliders and they are all based on simple principles of courtesy and safety. While different areas may vary the wording of the basic responsibility code to some degree, the basic principles are pretty much the same. Always stay in control and be able to stop or avoid other people or objects. This first one is probably the most important piece of the code. Every slider needs to stay in control as they travel down a trail.
Areas are full of things like trees, rocks, snowmaking equipment, and other people.
Some are easy to avoid, others take more work. Either way, you cannot avoid hitting something if you're traveling Mach 2 down a trail with no hope of being able to swerve or stop. Staying in control does not, however, mean you have to travel at the pace of a snail with a 50-pound shell. The key is making sure that when you are going at a decent pace, you can swerve around other people and objects. People ahead of you have the right of way.