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Hoodoo Ski Area, OR, Sued for $4.6 Million, Further Deepening the State’s Liability Insurance Crisis

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A $4.6 million lawsuit against Hoodoo Ski Area has added fresh pressure on Oregon’s ski industry, which is already facing a storm of legal and financial challenges. The case was filed on behalf of a 4-year-old girl who suffered a concussion and multiple broken bones after another skier crashed into her in Hoodoo’s terrain park in March 2021. According to […]
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Lawsuit Filed Against Park City Ski and Snowboard, UT, Over Teen’s Cliff-Jumping Injury

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The parents of a Park City, Utah, teenager have filed a lawsuit against Park City Ski & Snowboard (PCSS) and affiliated organizations, claiming their daughter suffered severe injuries after being encouraged to cliff-jump during a team trip in 2021. The athlete, identified in court documents as H.K., was 14 years old at the time and had trained with PCSS for […]
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Skiers Take on Copper Mountain, CO, Over 9% ‘Resort Surcharge’ in Class Action Lawsuit

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If you’ve bought food at a ski resort recently and thought, “This should be illegal,” you’re not alone. A class action lawsuit has been filed against Copper Mountain, Colorado, and the resort operator, POWDR, by Gary Chaney and other Copper Mountain visitors for allegedly engaging in deceptive pricing practices. The lawsuit claims that not including the resort surcharge of 9% […]
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Judge Rules Central New York Ski Resort Owner Broke Antitrust Laws by Shutting Down Rival

A New York State Supreme Court judge has ruled that Intermountain Management, the owner of Labrador and Song Mountains, violated state antitrust laws when it acquired and shut down nearby Toggenburg Mountain, its primary competitor. The decision, issued by Judge Robert E. Antonacci II, is a major win for New York Attorney General Letitia James, whose office filed the lawsuit […]
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Vail Resorts Faces Potential Securities Fraud Probe Following Park City, UT, Patrol Strike

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One of the nation’s oldest and most respected law firms has launched an investigation into Vail Resorts for potential securities fraud or unlawful business practices. The probe follows a significant stock price drop following reports of an ongoing ski patrol strike at Utah’s Park City Mountain Resort. In a press release dated January 14, 2025, Pomerantz LLP, a securities litigation […]
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Skier Files $3.6-Million Lawsuit Against Willamette Pass, OR, After Wind Blew Him Off Chairlift

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A 65-year-old skier has filed a $3.6 million lawsuit against Willamette Pass ski resort in Oregon, claiming he suffered severe injuries after falling from a chairlift during windy conditions last year, Aimee Green reports for The Oregonian/OregonLive. In the suit filed Friday, Paul Richmond, a Lincoln County resident, alleges that the Peak 2 chairlift lacked a safety restraint bar when […]
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Epic Pass Holders File Class-Action Lawsuit Against Vail Resorts Over Park City, UT, Strike

A class-action lawsuit has been filed against Vail Resorts, alleging the company failed to disclose the impact of a ski patrol strike at Park City Mountain during the peak holiday season, leaving thousands of skiers and snowboarders dissatisfied with their experience. The lawsuit, led by Illinois resident Christopher Bisaillon, represents anyone who purchased a lift ticket at Park City Mountain […]
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New ‘EXPLORE Act’ Fixes Permit Issues for Filmmakers in National Parks

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On December 18, the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE) and the National Press Photographers Association filed a lawsuit challenging the arbitrary and unconstitutional laws that require Americans to apply for a permit and pay costly fees before exercising their right to film in national parks. The lawsuit stemmed from when filmmakers Alexander Rienzie and Connor Burkesmith wanted to film in […]
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Videographers Sue NPS Over Denied Permits at Grand Teton National Park, WY

Picture three people standing next to each other in Yellowstone National Park. One’s an ordinary tourist, one’s a news reporter, and the third’s a documentary filmmaker. They’re all filming Old Faithful, using the exact same iPhone, and without disturbing anyone around them. Under federal law, the tourist and the reporter are doing nothing wrong. But the documentarian could face heavy fines, […]
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League to Save Lake Tahoe Files Lawsuit Challenging the Palisades Tahoe, CA, Development Project

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The League to Save Lake Tahoe, Califoria, the nonprofit environmental advocacy organization behind the movement to Keep Tahoe Blue, has filed a lawsuit formally challenging Placer County’s approval of the Village at Palisades Tahoe Specific Plan a development they claim would worsen traffic congestion, increase air pollution, erode roadways, and degrade water quality in the Lake Tahoe Basin. “As a […]
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Aspen Skiing Company’s Settlement Over Chairlift Commutes Could Redefine Ski Worker Pay Practices

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The Aspen Daily News reports that a proposed class-action lawsuit filed against Aspen Skiing Company (SkiCo), the operator of Aspen Snowmass, Colorado, is nearing a settlement. The lawsuit, brought by an hourly SkiCo employee, alleges that the company has failed to compensate workers for time spent commuting to on-mountain restaurants and facilities via chairlifts, snowmobiles, and snowcats. Related: Aspen Skiing […]
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Family Contests Liability Waivers and Colorado Ski Safety Act in Lawsuit Against Vail Resorts

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In March of 2022, near the end of the day, 16-year-old Annie Miller skied up to the Paradise Express lift at Crested Butte, Colorado, expecting a routine chairlift ride. Unfortunately, she could not settle into the seat and slipped off. She tried to hold on, but eventually fell 30 feet to the hardpack snow, shattering her vertebrae, bruising her heart, […]
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Idaho Supreme Court Sends Sun Valley Resort Wrongful Death Case To Trial

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The Idaho Supreme Court recently overturned the dismissal of a lawsuit brought against Sun Valley Resort, Idaho, for negligence in the death of 65-year-old Stewart ‘Stu’ Milus, who died in 2019 after colliding with a snowgun on Lower River Run. The Court’s ruling sends the lawsuit to trial, where a jury will decide whether or not Sun Valley was responsible […]
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Lawsuit Filed Against Little Cottonwood Canyon, UT Gondola: What Does It Say and What Does It Mean?

The fight over the Little Cottonwood Canyon Gondola Project in Utah has reached Federal Court. On Monday (12/4), a coalition of several non-profit groups and private citizens filed a lawsuit challenging the Utah Department of Transportation (‘UDOT’) decision to approve a development plan for State Route 210 (Little Cottonwood Canyon) that would eventually include the construction of an 8-mile long […]
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Vail Resorts Faces Lawsuit Over Negligent Death of Zip Line Employee

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Vail Resorts is facing a lawsuit over the death of Scott Lewis, a zipline guide at Stowe Mountain Resort, Vermont. The lawsuit, which involves four other companies, alleges equipment failure and safety negligence. Related: Vail Resorts Fined $27,306 for ‘Preventable’ Death of ZipTour Employee at Stowe Mountain Resort, VT Lewis, 53, of Stowe, was killed on  September 23, 2021, while […]
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Aspen Skiing Co. Faces Class-Action Lawsuit Over Alleged Unpaid Chairlift, Snowmobile, and Snowcat Commute Pay

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A legal storm is brewing as Aspen Skiing Co. (SkiCo) confronts a class-action lawsuit challenging its on-mountain pay policies. The suit, filed by SkiCo hourly employee Craig Stout, alleges that the company has not compensated workers for the time spent commuting via chairlifts, snowmobiles, and snowcats to its on-mountain restaurants and facilities, reports Aspen Daily News. Related: Judge Grants Final […]
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Potential Lawsuits Loom Over Utah’s Little Cottonwood Canyon Gondola Project

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Little Cottonwood Canyon is getting a gondola – or is it? For years the Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT) worked to identify the best solution to the traffic problems in Little Cottonwood Canyon. This summer, after the public comment period ended on July 12, UDOT announced its decision to move forward with the implementation of a gondola proposal, aimed at […]
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