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Police Calls for Witnesses After Snowboarder Hits Ski Instructor from Behind and Flees the Scene in Kühtai, Austria

A 21-year-old ski instructor was injured on Wednesday, February 19, after being struck by a snowboarder who fled the scene in a hit-and-run incident at Kühtai, one of Austria’s highest ski resorts. The incident occurred on the red-marked Slope No. 10, which descends from the mountain station of the Drei-Seen-Bahn chairlift. According to the police report, the ski instructor was […]

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Julia Schneemann | February 19, 2025
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Slew of Hit-and-Runs in European Alps Continues as German Skier Sustains Injuries After Collision With Snowboarder at Austrian Ski Resort

A 55-year-old German skier sustained a serious collarbone injury following a collision with an unidentified snowboarder on February 10, 2025, in the Skijuwel Alpbachtal Wildschönau ski area in Austria. The accident occurred around 11:50 a.m. on red slope No. 13, known as “Wurmegg Abfahrt,” approximately 250 meters (820 feet) above the mid-station of the connecting gondolas Verbindungsbahn I and II. […]

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Julia Schneemann | February 12, 2025
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67-Year-Old Skier Suffers Serious Injuries in Winter Park, CO, Hit-and-Run Accident

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A 67-year-old skier was left with two broken ribs and a fractured pelvis after being struck by a snowboarder in a hit-and-run incident at Winter Park Resort in Colorado. Related: Snowboarder Found Guilty For Hit and Run Crash That Killed Famous Ski Instructor at Eldora Mountain Resort, CO Jonathan Babcock, who has been skiing for 55 years, was on the […]

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Gwyneth Paltrow to Stand Trial This Week for Alleged Hit and Run Incident at Deer Valley Resort, UT

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Hollywood A-Lister Gwyneth Paltrow will stand trial in Park City, UT, on Tuesday over an alleged hit and run ski accident at Deer Valley Resort, UT, in 2016 that left a man with life-changing injuries. In the 2019 lawsuit, retired optometrist Terry Sanderson alleges that on Feb. 26, 2016, Oscar-winning actress Paltrow was skiing “out of control” and that she hit […]

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Avatar photo SnowBrains | March 20, 2023
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Snowboarder Found Guilty For Hit and Run Crash That Killed Famous Ski Instructor at Eldora Mountain Resort, CO

The snowboarder who was involved in a hit-and-run collision that killed famed instructor Ron LeMaster at Eldora Mountain Resort, CO, last year was found guilty on Tuesday. Nicholas Keith Martinez, 29, of Wellington, was found guilty of leaving the scene of a skiing or snowboarding crash, a petty offense, in connection with the death of Ron LeMaster. Martinez was ordered […]

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Avatar photo SnowBrains | January 20, 2023
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Snowboarder Involved in Hit and Run Collision That Killed Famous Ski Instructor at Eldora Mountain Resort, CO, to Stand Trial Next Week

The snowboarder who was involved in a hit-and-run collision that killed famed instructor Ron LeMaster at Eldora Mountain Resort, CO, last year will stand trial on January 17th, 2023. He has pleaded ‘not guilty’. Nicholas K. Martinez, 28, entered his plea during his arraignment in Boulder County Court in October 2022. Related: Ever Read The Fine Print On A Ski […]

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Avatar photo SnowBrains | January 10, 2023
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Snowboarder Responsible For Death of Famous Ski Instructor in Hit & Run Will Only Face Petty Charges, Not Manslaughter

The family of Ron LeMaster, the famed ski instructor, killed in a hit and run collision at Eldora Mountain Resort, CO, last year, are upset that the snowboarder responsible will only face petty offense charges and not a manslaughter charge. Related: Ever Read The Fine Print On A Ski Area Waiver? Here’s What You Sign Away… LeMaster, 72, author of famous […]

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Avatar photo SnowBrains | May 18, 2022
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Judge Rules Skier Seriously Injured in Drunk Hit and Run Incident at Aspen, CO, Can Also Pursue Punitive Damages

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A judge ruled Wednesday that the victim of a ski hit-and-run incident can pursue punitive damages against the drunk skier accused of hitting him. The victim, who was skiing at Aspen Highlands, CO in 2020, managed to identify and locate the man who allegedly hit him by becoming an internet sleuth and trawling through Instagram images from the day of the […]

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Avatar photo SnowBrains | June 28, 2021
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10-Year-Old Skier Suffers Broken Shoulder After Snowboarder Hit and Run in Vail, CO

On Saturday, February 27, ten-year-old Brayden Head was skiing in Blue Sky Basin on Vail Mountain, CO, with Ski and Snowboard Club Vail. Brayden and his teammates were preparing for a freeride competition on Wednesday. On his last run of the day, Brayden was hit by a snowboarder, double ejected, broke his shoulder, and ruined a ski. The team had […]

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Dominic Gawel | March 4, 2021
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$10,000 Reward Offered for Identity of Hit-and-Run Skier That Hospitalized 74-Year-Old Woman at Vail, CO

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A $10,000 reward is offered for anyone offering information to help identify the hit and run skier that put a 74-year-old lady in the hospital with serious injuries. Betty Benjamin was skiing in the China Bowl area of Vail Mountain, CO, at 2 pm on January 6th, 2021, when she was hit straight on by a teenage male on skis. She […]

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Man Injured by Drunk Skier in Hit-and-Run at Aspen, CO Tracks Him Down on Instagram and Files Lawsuit

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The victim of a hit-and-run at Aspen Highlands, CO earlier this year managed to identify and locate the man who allegedly hit him by becoming an internet sleuth and trawling through Instagram images from the day of the accident. Related: Gwyneth Paltrow Denies Fault for ‘Hit and Run’ Accident at Deer Valley Resort, UT | Files Counter Claim that He […]

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Deer Valley Resort, UT Denied Request to Be Dismissed from Gwyneth Paltrow ‘Hit and Run’ Lawsuit

Gwyneth Paltrow, deer valley Utah, hit and run, lawsuit

Back in June, Deer Valley Resort, UT asked to be dismissed from the lawsuit where Gwyneth Paltrow is accused of crashing into and injuring a skier. They contended the dispute should be settled between the Oscar-winning actress and the alleged victim, claiming they were protected from responsibilities for skiing collisions under a law that takes into account the inherent dangers […]

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Gwyneth Paltrow Denies Fault for ‘Hit and Run’ Accident at Deer Valley Resort, UT | Files Counter Claim that He Hit Her

Gwyneth Paltrow, deer valley Utah, hit and run, lawsuit

Gwyneth Paltrow is denying claims in a new lawsuit that she is responsible for injuries a man suffered in a ski accident in 2016, and claims it was, in fact, him who hit her. Related: Man is Suing Actress Gwyneth Paltrow for $3.1-Million After Alleged ‘Hit & Run’ at Deer Valley Resort, UT The lawsuit, filed on Jan. 29, alleges that […]

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Avatar photo SnowBrains | February 22, 2019
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Man is Suing Actress Gwyneth Paltrow for $3.1-Million After Alleged ‘Hit & Run’ at Deer Valley Resort, UT

Gwyneth Paltrow, deer valley Utah, hit and run, lawsuit

A Utah man is suing actress Gwyneth Paltrow for damages in excess of $3.1 million for an alleged “hit-and-run ski crash” at Deer Valley Resort, UT claiming she hit him and then skied away as he lay in the snow with serious injuries reports the Salt Lake Tribune. In a lawsuit filed Tuesday in 3rd District Court in Summit County, retired […]

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Avatar photo SnowBrains | February 2, 2019
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Police Search for Keystone Snowboarder who Crashed Into Woman and Fled

Summit County authorities are looking for a snowboarder accused of running into a skier Monday at Keystone Ski Resort, leaving her with severe leg injuries that required a five-hour surgery. The county sheriff’s office says the crash happened about 3 p.m. at the ski area’s Haywood intermediate trail near the base. The unidentified snowboarder hit the woman and left the scene […]

Matias Ricci | January 4, 2017
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