Carrabassett Valley, ME – Even though investigators are focusing on high winds as a potential cause of Tuesday’s chairlift derailment that sent eight Sugarloaf guests to the hospital on Tuesday, ski area officials now admit to making adjustments to the Spillway East chairlift just prior to the accident. The investigation, which is still ongoing, began … Continue reading Sugarloaf Officials Admit to Adjusting Ski Lift Just Prior to Derailment →

Wenatchee, WA – A chairlift in Maine at Sugarloaf Resort wasn’t the only one to be derailed in the past week, but the incident on Christmas Day at Mission Ridge Ski and Board Resort in Wenatchee, Wash., had a happier ending.nAn unexpected gust of wind derailed an empty chair on Mission Ridge’s No. 2 lift, … Continue reading Wind Derails Ski Lift at Mission Ridge →

Teton Village, WY – The widow of a victim killed in a 2008 avalanche has sued Wyoming’s Jackson Hole Mountain Resort for wrongful death. Christine Nodine refiled her case in Wyoming’s 9th District Court last week after a federal court dismissed her lawsuit without prejudice on the grounds that David Nodine’s season pass agreement requires … Continue reading Widow of Avalanche Victim Sues Jackson Hole Mountain Resort →

Lakeshore, CA – Sheriff’s deputies and others are searching for a 29-year-old Fresno, Calif. man reported missing at China Peak ski area in Lakeshore.nEli Shelby was skiing at the resort on Monday with a friend when he failed to return to his car at the end of the day. He was last seen on the … Continue reading Skier Missing at China Peak →

Seventh Victim Sent to the Hospital   Carrabassett Valley, ME – An inspector from the State of Maine Board of Elevator and Tramway Safety arrived at Sugarloaf ski resort in Carrabassett Valley this afternoon to conduct an investigation into the causes of this morning’s accident on the Spillway East chairlift. Sugarloaf personnel are assisting in … Continue reading Maine State Lift Inspectors at Scene of Sugarloaf Ski Lift Incident →

Wrightwood, CA – An unidentified 24-year-old crashed into trees and died Monday night while snowboarding at Mountain High ski resort in Wrightwood.nThe man, from Fullerton, Calif., has not been named pending notification of next of kin. Officials with the San Bernardino County coroner’s office indicate that the victim was transported to Community Hospital of San … Continue reading Mountain High Snowboarder Crashes Into Trees, Dies →

Mt. Hood, OR – The cause of death of a teen snowboarder found on Oregon’s Mount Hood last week remains a mystery.nSki patrollers sweeping the North Canyon trail at Mt. Hood Meadows ski area following the resort’s night skiing session last Wednesday found Illya Sirosh, 15, of Portland, Ore., lying face down and unconscious in … Continue reading Autopsy Sheds No Light on Cause of Death of Snowboarder on Oregon’s Mt. Hood →