Colorado Supreme Court to consider Vail Resorts’ liability waiver for Epic Pass holders

The Colorado Supreme Court has agreed to hear a affair that could further define the extent to which liability waivers protect ski resorts from negligence asserts brought by customers who are injured at the resort Related Articles Utility firm buys Broomfield office at discount to serve as HQ Here s the last day you can buy an Epic Pass for this season Breckenridge Ski Patrol Union plans tentative picket Sunday depending on negotiations with Vail Resorts A White House chef s next assignment A Vail resort How to get ready for ski season rentals passes transportation and more John Litterer v Vail Summit Resort Inc a occurrence involving negligence maintains brought by a Texas snowboarder who collided with a snowmobile driven by an employee at Breckenridge Ski Resort in has been granted certiorari by the state s highest court That means at least three of the seven justices on the Supreme Court have agreed to review the development which had previously been dismissed by the Summit County District Court and Colorado Court of Appeals Both lower courts had determined that Litterer gave up his proposes to sue when he signed liability waivers when purchasing an Epic Pass Vail Summit Resort Inc is a subsidiary of Vail Resorts the company that owns the Epic Pass six ski resorts in Colorado and dozens of other resorts across the U S Canada Australia and Switzerland A spokesperson for Breckenridge Ski Resort and Vail Resorts declined to comment on ongoing litigation Read the full story at our partner Summit Daily Subscribe to our weekly newsletter The Adventurist to get outdoors news sent straight to your inbox