Sled Deaths at Copper

[scott43]

Speaking of lawsuits...

FINAL UPDATE: Two tourists die after sledding halfpipe at Copper Mountain Resort on Sunday night

Editor’s note: This story has been updated as more information was received about the fatal incident. A pair of spring vacationers from Illinois died in a sledding accident Sunday night at Copper Mountain Resort, according...

www.summitdaily.com

 

[Mike King]

Very sad. But what were they thinking? What could go wrong?

 

[scott43]

Possibly not the best decision they've made..

 

[teejaywhy]

We all did dumb stuff, but man, that's a hard way to learn.

 

[scott43]

We all did dumb stuff, but man, that's a hard way to learn.

Yeah to be clear I'm not making light of the situation. By the grace of God did we survive our younger years!

 

[crgildart]

Possibly not the best decision they've made..

Legit worst decision of their lives..

 

[cantunamunch]

We all did dumb stuff,

Exactly. Wooden sled, off an overpass, over a fence and onto a highway? Been there, done that, competed for biggest flint sparks.

We stayed away from the active rail tracks but only because there was no big snow berm to launch off of.

 

[scott43]

Oh yeah. I krazy karpetted off our neighbors roof head first. Hit the concrete well top with my head. That left a mark.. mind I was 6 at the time...

 

[cantunamunch]

One of our ski things was launching off a swing set. This was in the era of vinyl laceup boots and cable throw bindings (and wooden swing seats), mind.

Yes, I totally broke one ski with my eyebrow.

 

[KevinF]

Very sad. But what were they thinking? What could go wrong?

From the article:

The lack of basic safety features on most sleds, including the ability to brake, steer, or stop make them unsafe for use on the ski slopes, Roberson said

From my childhood:

I was on a ski club trip to Jay Peak in Vermont ages ago in the pre-waterpark days; i.e, there was NOTHING going on there. We "found" some sleds (god knows where...) that evening and hiked up the beginner hill and our guardian angels managed to keep up. Fun evening. I'm not sure there was any calculation of the risk involved until much later.

 

[fatbob]

Let's hope it isn't a lawsuit. What more can a resort do than have a specific ban and rope and close the feature? 24 hr security on it ?

Young males don't always make great decisions. (Young females too although often they may be different poor decisions).

 

[SBrown]

Let's hope it isn't a lawsuit. What more can a resort do than have a specific ban and rope and close the feature? 24 hr security on it ?

Doering v. Copper Mountain Inc., 99-1550

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case-law.vlex.com

I mentioned this in another thread ^^ but didn't link the case. It's not exactly the same, but it still freaks me out.

 

[scott43]

Doering v. Copper Mountain Inc., 99-1550

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case-law.vlex.com

I mentioned this in another thread ^^ but didn't link the case. It's not exactly the same, but it still freaks me out.

All-Star Parenting...

 

[cantunamunch]

What more can a resort do than have a specific ban and rope and close the feature? 24 hr security on it ?

Young males don't always make great decisions. (Young females too although often they may be different poor decisions).

Lobby to ban spring break. Nothing good ever happens on spring break.

 

[scott43]

Lobby to ban spring break. Nothing good ever happens on spring break.

QFT....

 

[coskigirl]

Doering v. Copper Mountain Inc., 99-1550

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case-law.vlex.com

I mentioned this in another thread ^^ but didn't link the case. It's not exactly the same, but it still freaks me out.

I found another site that gives more info before needing to sign up here https://casetext.com/case/doering-ex-rel-barrett-v-copper-mountain. It's a really interesting case legally and very sad as a person. I think there are enough differences (sleds being provided by the mountain and direction of when and where they could be used) that an attorney will drive a bus right through any reliance on it although I wasn't able find what happened after it was reversed and remanded. I suspect that if the jury was allowed to consider Copper's potential violation of statutory requirements, the actions of the employee(s) with regards to loaning the sled may have opened a door to liability.

 

[doc]

Sad story but, if the facts outlined in the article linked by the OP are true, filing any sort of lawsuit against Copper would be reprehensible. Were I the judge, I'd toss it on Copper's inevitable summary judgment motion and require the plaintiffs/plaintiffs' counsel to pay Copper's legal fees. This incident has no place in any court file, and a prime spot in any stupidity/Darwin file.

 

[James]

Lobby to ban spring break. Nothing good ever happens on spring break.

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Mayor-
“As I’ve said many times, we don’t ask for spring break in our city. We don’t want spring break in our city. It’s too rowdy, brings too much disorder and it’s simply too difficult to police,”

 

[crgildart]

It's not just spring break, it's biker week, some conventions, pretty much anything where a large group of people drinks too much.

 

[Primoz]

Lobby to ban spring break. Nothing good ever happens on spring break.

Well not really... evolution needs some tools too. It's being hindered way too much lately, so spring breaks and suck things (like sledges in halfpipe) are all just fine. And good thing is, they come early enough in life for most of them (no point for this once these genes are already carried forward).