January 12, 2024
RENO, Nev. (AP) — An avalanche roared through a section of expert trails at a California ski resort near Lake Tahoe on Wednesday, sweeping up four people and killing one, as a major storm with snow and gusty winds moved …
February 24, 2022
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Two Blackhawk helicopters crashed within a few hundred yards of a Utah ski resort Tuesday morning during a training exercise as skiers on a nearby lift watched a huge cloud of snow billow into the …
April 28, 2021
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Dozens of Jamaican citizens recruited to work as cooks, servers and housekeepers at a Montana ski resort for the ultra-rich have reached a $1 million class action settlement over allegations they were discriminated against and paid …
June 5, 2020
DURANGO, Colo. — An insurance company representing a Colorado resort filed a lawsuit against the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad for damage costs associated with an extended wildfire. Purgatory Resort’s insurance provider submitted the claim shortly before the end …
December 10, 2014
San Diego, CA, December 10, 2014 –Vail Resorts, Inc. selected national third party administrator (TPA), American Claims Management Inc. (ACM) to manage its ski pass insurance claims. Vail Resorts is the premier mountain resort company and a leader in luxury, …
December 11, 2013
A snowboard instructor says he was at fault in a skiing accident at the Jay Peak ski resort in which a 5-year-old girl was seriously injured. But William Vincent of Montgomery tells a federal court that he was employed by …
January 4, 2013
One person was injured when wind gusts on New Year’s Eve caused a tram at the Alyeska Ski Resort in Girdwood, Alaska, to hit a tram tower. Alyeska Ski Resort spokesman Jason Lott says the incident forced guests who were …
December 27, 2011
A Florida skier has sued the owner of Heavenly Mountain Resort on Lake Tahoe’s south shore, claiming she was seriously injured when an employee on a snowboard crashed into her last January. The lawsuit, filed on behalf of Miami-area paramedic …
November 22, 2011
Officials with Teton Pass Ski Resort say the facility will not open this season because of a problem obtaining insurance for the 2011-2012 season. The Great Falls Tribune reports that the Teton Pass website says season passes will be refunded …
November 2, 2011
A jury has ruled that a Maine ski resort was not responsible for injuries suffered by a Bethel man who fell off a chairlift on a windy day. The Oxford County Superior Court jury ruled Monday that injuries suffered at …