Ski accidents can be grouped in a number of ways - according to the the type of accident, the type of injury suffered or the applicable tort law

Ski Cases by Type of Accident

• Skier/skier Collisions
  

  • Morgan v. Haynes - Rushing skier collides into other on bridge, settlement of $225,000

  • Tarnecki v. T. S., a minor - Snowboarding minor collides with skier on Keystone slope

  • Dinh v. P.K., a minor - California minor found to demonstrate "reckless disregard" after colliding into downhill skier

  • Rusnak v. Walker - Skier in Michigan assumes the risk of being hit by an uphill skier, but if the uphill skier was negligent, he or she may still be liable

  • Maney v. Dunlap - Snowboarder plows into downhill snowboarder causing knee ligament rupture

  • Nichols v. Reder - Collision by snowboarder into skier results in ACL rupture, miniscus tear, herniated/bulging discs and PTSD

  • Omohundro v. Doud-Lacher - Good Samaritan skier is walloped from above at A-Basin

  • Reigner v. Maves - Collision impact strong enough to break off top of right femoral

  • Lackner v. North - Snowboarder acted with reckless disregard in California collision

  • Schroeder v. McAvity - Violent collision on Steamboat Springs run results in severe upper-body injuries

  • Thompson v. Hall - Minor has lift ticket "Red Tagged" after severe collision shatters other skier's pelvis

  • Volinn v. Dutton - Skier on Vail run fails to slow for a roller, collides with downhill skier

  • Guzy v. Lewis - Unsupervised minor skier collides into fellow skier at Keystone

  • Affa v. Nejezchleb - Witness testimony established that the defendant was sitting back on his skis, skiing straight down the fall line at a high rate of speed and collided into Affa from above

  • Kleinstein v. Milkulas - Deadbeat skier skips put on settlement after serious collision with other skier

  • Hakim v. Valkoun - Snowboarding class results in one student wiping out fellow student

  • Coxon v. Bond - Student in snowboard class run over by skier

  • Sale v. Dixon - Vail skier-skier collision settles for $500,000.00

  • Schweitzer v. Hubbard - Snowmass collision results in policy limit settlement for severe shoulder fracture

  • Bedo v. Klarzuk - Skier at Copper Mountain run over by snowboarder, suffers fractured shoulder

  • Handley v. Thoms - Minor skier run over by adult

  • Ulissey v. Shvartsman - Broadway dancer awarded $2.4 million for loss of career

  
  

• Lift Accidents
  

  • Donahue v. Vail Summit Resorts - Lift operator fails to clear fallen snowboarder from unloading ramp

  • Bayer v. Crested Butte -Colorado ski lift without restraining bars, Colorado Supreme Court holds that ski area operator owes highest duty of care in the operation of its lifts

  • Otálora v. Vail - Lift accident resulting in shoulder injury

  
  

• Ski Area Negligence
  

  • Rothstein v. Snowbird - Pre-injury releases as applied to recreational skiers are contrary to the public policy of the Utah Inherent Risks of Skiing Act, Utah Code Ann. §78-27-51

  • Salvini v. Ski Lifts Inc. d/b/a The Summit at Snoqualmie - 23 year-old rendered quadraplegic from negligently designed jump, record verdict against ski resort

  • Angermann v. Steamboat Ski & Resort CorporationLauren Angermann was skiing on the Moonlight ski run at Steamboat Ski Resort when her skis slid underneath a partially-buried hose or pipe, causing her to double eject from her bindings.

  • Grigg v. Wintergreen Partners, Inc. - Jessica Grigg, age 17, was skiing down Eagle's Swoop, an open intermediate slope at Wintergreen ski resort in Nelson County, Virginia when she collided with a a large diesel powered track snow groomer

  • Hoar Case Report - $6.2 million verdict awarded critically injured fireman

  • Hoar v. Great Eastern Resort Management, Inc. Supreme Court Ruling - Record verdict reinstated, expert testimony not necessary in common sense case

  • Lee v. Aspen - Jury awards snowboarder $100,000.00 for injuries she sustained when hit by Aspen Ski Company snowmobile

  • Graven v. Vail - Colo. Supreme Court ruling reopens question of ski area liability, narrows construction of the inherent danger rule

  • Dovey v. Victoria Breckenridge - Order DENYING Defendant's Motion to Dismiss Wrongful Death Claim Arising from Collision With Man Made Object

  
  

• Manslaughter and Wrongful Death Claims

  • Stamp v. Vail Summit Resorts - Colorado's Ski Safety Act does not preclude exemplary damages against ski area

  • Henrichs v. Wills - A British tourist ran into a fellow skier while skiing Sunday, March 2, 2003 on a Breckenridge beginner's run, causing injuries which eventually proved fatal to victim

  • People v. Hall - Sentencing following the jury's finding of guilt of Negligent Homicide charges for causing the death of another skier.

  • People v. Hall Colorado Supreme Court Opinion - held that a reckless skier may stand trial on criminal charges for reckless manslaughter. Jim Chalat filed the amicus curiae brief in support of the People.