Ski Liability

We represent insurers and their insureds in claims arising from skiing, snowboarding, and a broad range of injuries and liability issues occurring at ski resorts. Our practice includes defense of skier-on-skier and snowboard collisions, lift and tramway incidents, trail design and signage disputes, snowmaking and grooming conditions, equipment and rental claims, and allegations involving lessons, race programs, terrain parks, base-area operations, and resort amenities.

We also handle premises liability, slip-and-fall, and other non-skiing injury claims arising throughout resort properties, including lodges, parking areas, walkways, restaurants, and event spaces. Our approach emphasizes early factual development, a working understanding of mountain and resort operations, and strategic use of assumption-of-risk statutes, releases, waivers, and targeted motion practice to control exposure and costs.

Our attorneys routinely handle ski and resort-related matters in Colorado, Utah, and Wyoming, which offer some of the best skiing and snowboarding terrain in the world. Our attorneys are particularly passionate about this practice specialty, as many actively ski and snowboard in their free time outside the practice of law.