There's a bit more to this story...
I believe most of this relates to the events at my local hill, crystal mountain. We tragically lost a skier this year - Paul Melbey. Presumably in a tree well, somewhere in bounds.
Just a few days after the search was sadly called off for Paul, a skier ducked a boundary rope, got lost, and called for help. This guy was told that he would be responsible for any search/rescue costs. After agreeing, an extremely tired crew of patrollers went out and retrieved him. How did this guy repay the exhausted ski patrol for fetching his sorry tail out of harms way? He skipped out on his bill... I believe it's this 'me first', selfish attitude that spurred this bill...
In the end though, I feel that we should all be responsible for our own actions. Ski with a buddy. Know where you're going. Evaluate avalanche danger, etc. I believe this bill was proposed to protect those responsible, ski patrol/search and rescue. Not the jerk that ducks a rope, calls for help, and skips out on his bill.
Sorry for the rant