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Members of the Keystone Resort mountain safety team watch as skiers and riders descend Dercum Mountain on Nov. 6. Vail Resorts was among the ski industry groups that opposed the Ski Area Safety Plans and Accident Reporting bill, which failed to make it out of committee Thursday.
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EAGLE A bill that would require Colorado ski areas to share safety strategies as well as statistics revealing injuries and fatalities didn’t make it out of a committee vote Thursday in Denver after hours of emotional testimony.
More than 20 supporters of the bill representing a mix of family members who have lost loved ones to skiing accidents, injured skiers, consumer safety advocates, physicians and academic experts testified in support of Senate Bill 184
Colorado rejects effort to require ski areas to report injuries
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Senate Bill 184 would have forced resorts to be transparent
Thursday, April 15, 2021 7:34 PM Ski patrollers tend to an injured skier in Vail’s Game Creek Bowl on Dec. 11. Jason Blevins/The Colorado Sun
Colorado rejects effort to require ski areas to report injuries Ski patrollers tend to an injured skier in Vail’s Game Creek Bowl on Dec. 11. Jason Blevins/The Colorado Sun
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Colorado state lawmakers on Thursday killed a bill that would have required ski areas to publish ski injury statistics and safety plans.
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