Ski Accidents / Snowboard Accidents

Colorado winter recreational sports are popular and range from skiing or snowboarding to riding a snowmobile throughout the state. While these activities are fun, they also pose a risk of being involved in snow or ski accidents. If you are involved in a serious skiing accident on any of Colorado's ski slopes, you can suffer serious injuries that entail substantial medical costs and rehabilitative therapy. These costs and the loss of income when you are off work can result in extreme financial pressure on your family. Those who suffer injury in skiing accidents in Colorado may have a right to compensation, but because of the complexity of the law, it is essential to seek the advice of a Colorado ski and snowboard accidents attorney. There are Colorado laws that may limit the liability of owners of private property as well as that of commercial ski resorts.

While there is always a degree of risk if you wish to ski, snowboard, or snowmobile in Colorado, this risk can be reasonable if you take certain safety precautions, such as wearing a helmet and not skiing above your ability. Even if you take extreme measures to safeguard your own safety, the negligent or reckless conduct of others can result in catastrophic and even life-threatening injuries. Some of the common causes of ski and snowboard accidents in Colorado include the following:

• Defective mechanisms that cause ski lift accidents
• Unsafe reckless maneuvers by other skiers
• Failure of the property owner or ski resort to enforce safety rules
• Collision with other skiers who are not paying attention or are not skiing safely
• Improper design or maintenance of the slopes or ski runs

Our experienced Colorado ski and snowboard accident lawyers represent those injured in snow accidents on private property and at commercial ski resorts in Colorado including but not limited to the following mountains:

• Arapahoe Basin
• Aspen Highlands
• Aspen Mountain
• Buttermilk
• Copper Mountain
• Crested Butte
• Echo Mountain
• Eldora
• Howelsen
• Loveland
• Monarch
• Powderhorn
• Purgatory
• Silverton
• Ski Cooper
• Snowmass
• Sol Vista
• Steamboat
• Sunlight
• Telluride
• Winter Park
• Wolf Creek

Ski and Snowboard Accident Risks
Because there is an inherent amount of risk of being involved in a ski and snowboard accident when one engages in this recreational activity, Colorado has legislation that grants immunity to the Colorado ski resorts in some cases where you enter onto the land for recreational purposes.

An experienced Colorado ski and snowboard accident firm will carefully investigate the circumstances of your accident to identify the causes and potential parties who may be liable for your ski and snowboard accident injuries. Because of the impact of recreational immunity statutes in Colorado, it is important to work with a law firm well versed in handling Colorado skiing accidents. The law firm of Weselis & Suchoparek, LLC, handles personal injury lawsuits including those involving all types of Colorado snow accidents including snowmobile accidents, skiing accidents, snowboard accidents and ski lift accidents.

Snow accidents including skiing and snowboarding accidents can result in many serious and even catastrophic injuries including but not limited to the following:

• Broken lower legs
• Knee injuries including ACL injuries
• Mid-shaft tibia fractures
• Broken arms and other fractures
• Traumatic head injuries
• Spinal cord injuries resulting in paraplegia or quadriplegia
• Damage to internal organs

Sadly, some ski and snowboard accidents have fatal results. The interesting fact is that the most common location for fatal ski and snowboard accidents is on blue trails where the average speed of skiers is 25 to 40 mph. People falling into tree wells cause some fatal skiing accidents. Tree wells are created by boughs of low-hanging trees that cause the development of wells at their base. These skiing accidents are most common in areas that have not been properly groomed adjacent to groomed trails. The snow in these areas reacts like quicksand so the more the skier struggles trying to free oneself the deeper they are buried. These fatal ski and snowboard accidents may result in suffocation.

At The Fast Filers, we are dedicated to seeking the compensation that Colorado ski and snowboard accident victims need to move past serious snow accidents by handling the insurance and legal issues so that you can focus on your recovery and taking care of your family. If you or your loved one has been injured in a Colorado skiing accident, snowboard collision or snowmobile crash, you may be entitled to damages for medical expenses, lost income, disfigurement, pain and suffering and loss of companionship and services. Our attorneys are avid skiers and riders and understand what is needed to win your case.