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Police Calls for Witnesses After Snowboarder Hits Ski Instructor from Behind and Flees the Scene in Kรผhtai, 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 Kรผhtai, one of Austriaโ€™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 Wildschรถnau ski area in Austria. The accident occurred around 11:50 a.m. on red slope No. 13, known as โ€œWurmegg Abfahrt,โ€ 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 โ€œout of control” and thatย 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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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, theย 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? Hereโ€™s What You Sign Awayโ€ฆ LeMaster, 72, author of famous […]

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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 canย 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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