snowboarding
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Colorado Supreme Court to address validity of plaintiff’s waiver for snowboarding injuries
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The Colorado Supreme Court announced on Monday that it will decide whether a man injured while snowboarding may proceed with his lawsuit, despite a series of waivers — including one he signed years after his accident — releasing the resort from liability. At least three of the court’s seven members must agree to hear a…
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10th Circuit says no refunds for Vail Resorts customers after curtailed 2020 ski season
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Three years after the COVID-19 pandemic forced Vail Resorts to halt operations for the 2019-2020 season, the federal appeals court based in Denver has ruled passholders cannot sue the ski conglomerate for refunds. Vail customers from Colorado and other states pursued a class action lawsuit against the company on the theory that the Epic Passes…
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10th Circuit mulls reinstating lawsuit against Vail Resorts for early COVID-19 closure
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As the federal appeals court based in Denver considers whether to revive a lawsuit against Vail Resorts from passholders seeking refunds for the 2019-2020 ski season, the company’s lawyer defended its actions to halt operations at the dawn of the deadly COVID-19 pandemic. “People were gonna die. So we closed,” Michael J. Hofmann told the U.S.…
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BARTELS: Lt. Gov. Joe Garcia: one tough cookie
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Far be it from a snowboarding wipeout to stop Lt. Joe Garcia from performing a variety of duties. The crash happened on Feb. 13 in the Grand Tetons when Garcia was snowboarding with his youngest son. Garcia couldn’t get in to see a surgeon until nearly a week later, on Feb. 19, to repair his separated shoulder and…
