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8-Year-Old Falls Off Chairlift at Palisades Tahoe, CA

An eight-year-old child fell off the Gold Coast Express chair lift at Palisades Tahoe, California, on December 31, 2023. The child had been part of a group with the Mountain Sports School when the incident occurred. Around 12:30 p.m., the Palisades Tahoe ski patrol was called, and the ski patrollers found an injured skier and administered first aid. The 8-year-old […]

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Judge Upholds Conviction of Doctor Accused of Attacking 12-Year-Old-Boy at New Jersey Resort

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A judge has upheld the jury convictions of a doctor accused of attacking a 12-year-old boy in a “ski rage” incident at a Mountain Creek Resort, NJ, reports ABC News. Original story: 47-Year Old Doctor Faces Jail for Repeatedly Punching and Stabbing a 12-Year Old Child With a Ski Pole Samuel Caruthers was accused of punching the boy multiple times and […]

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Last Friday I Saw a Kid Ski Into a Lift Tower at Squaw Valley, CA

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Until Friday I had never enjoyed hearing the sound of a child screaming. But after a terrible accident, the shrill shrieking of a child’s voice let me know that he was alive. He was breathing. He was conscious. But he still needed ski patrol. The onlookers from the chair felt helpless. What do you do when someone is hurt below you? […]

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Rochelle Swanson | April 17, 2019
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47-Year Old Doctor Faces Jail for Repeatedly Punching and Stabbing a 12-Year Old Child With a Ski Pole

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A 47-year old doctor faces up to 7-years in jail after he punched a 12-year-old boy in a ‘ski rage’ attack at the Mountain Creek Resort in Vernon. The 12-year-old boy fell into him and his 10-year-old son on a beginners slope at the northern New Jersey resort. You might also like: Police Called to Separate Grown-Ass Men Fighting in Deer […]

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East Coast Ski Operator Fined Over Child Labor Law Violations

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A company that runs ski resorts in Vermont, New Hampshire, and Massachusetts has agreed to resolve child labor law violations and pay a penalty of over $21,500, the U.S. Labor Department said Thursday. Investigators with the department’s Wage and Hour Division say the resorts are Jiminy Peak Mountain Resort in Hancock, Massachusetts; Cranmore Mountain Resort in North Conway, New Hampshire; […]

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Avatar photo SnowBrains | August 18, 2018
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