The host parents of a foreign exchange student are not liable for damages arising from the skiing death of the student, even if they committed ordinary negligence in failing to warn about risks on the mountain, a federal District Court in Montana has held. They are protected against liability by both the federal and state Volunteer Protection Acts. ( Waschle v. Winter Sports , D. MT, No. CV 13-309, 9/4/15 . ) Niclas Waschle was an exchange student from Germany in a program sponsored by the nonprofit organization World Experience in 2010. In his application, he said he liked skiing and had improved his skills. World Experience arranged for him to live with Fred and Lynne Vanhorn in Columbia...