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On Christmas Eve 2020, Etthan Mañon, an eighteen-year-old from the Dominican Republic, died after a skiing accident at Echo Mountain. It took rescuers more than an hour to extricate Mañon from the trees where he d crashed, and that passage of time may well have spelled the difference between survival and losing his life.
Although everything about the incident was tragic, Mañon s death appears to have gone unreported for months, until a March 23
Colorado Sun article previewed a new bill about transparency related to ski resort accidents and safety plans. The measure will be discussed by a Colorado Legislature committee today, April 15, and Danilda Streeb, Mañon s aunt, who lives in Denver and is still reeling from her nephew s passing, supports it wholeheartedly, even as she expresses astonishment that such mandates aren t already in place.
Since it’s again ski season (although a subdued one thanks to the pandemic, the whims of Mother Nature and a spate of avalanche deaths), I thought I should remind you
Colorado appeals court upholds waivers, protecting ski areas
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Language on back of passes release resorts from ‘any and all liability’
Saturday, Jan. 16, 2021 4:32 PM Updated: Saturday, Jan. 16, 2021 6:51 PM The waiver on the back of a Vail Resorts Epic Pass informs skiers that using the pass means they agree to assume the risk for “misloading, entanglements, or falls from ski lifts, and the negligence of ski area employees.” Those dangers are not listed in the Colorado Ski Safety Act’s collection of more than two dozen “inherent risks” associated with skiing. Jason Blevins/The Colorado Sun
A Colorado Court of Appeals panel last week delivered the first state appellate decision affirming the use of waivers to protect ski resorts from lawsuits filed by injured skiers.