Maison Law helps victims hurt while on a ski trip to Mountain High Ski Resort. When ski resort owners provide less-than-safe conditions, they can be held liable for accidents and recovery bills.
Our California ski injury lawyers offer a free, no-obligation case consultation to all injured ski accident victims. It’s a no-risk way to find out how much you may fully need to heal and be able to ski again. It’s also an easy way to learn how to force owners and their insurers to accept blame.
When You May Need a Lawyer for Your Ski Injury Claim
When your ski accident results in serious injuries, and someone’s negligence was to blame, it’s a good idea to talk to a California ski resort lawyer. A serious injury that takes longer to heal (more expensive medical bills) triggers insurers for ski resorts to seek way to limit what you earn. They may blame your accident on you, or try to downplay the severity of your injuries.
Your attorney is a safeguard against these tactics. Maison Law fully investigates what happened and the role the ski resort employees played. The evidence found makes it hard for insurance companies to deny blame. Then your attorney demands the maximum in compensation for you. This is often much more than you could hope to win by taking on a ski resort and their teams of corporate lawyers yourself.
Who Is Responsible for an Accident at Mountain High Ski Resort?
Businesses have a legal duty to protect the customers they invite in. That includes Los Angeles County ski resort owners. They must protect guests from preventable injuries on the slopes, in lodges, and in parking lots. Owners and operators must not add to the inherent dangers of a sport like skiing.
Ski resort managers and staff must also monitor for the hazards that other skiers create and make sure they clean up or repair damages before others can get hurt.
Mountain High Ski Resort is owned and operated by Mountain High Reunited (MHR), an investment group. They run other ski resorts and are financially liable if a skier gets hurt in a preventable accident. These big groups can afford teams of lawyers, so if you must demand help from them, it’s a good idea to have a lawyer on your side.
There are other people and entities who might share blame for accidents at ski resorts. Other skiers could make reckless decisions and put visitors at risk. The manufacturers of machinery used at ski resorts could be liable if there’s a problem with something like a ski lift or a snow plow. A rental place off-site might also be liable if it provided unsafe equipment.
An experienced lawyer can help you sort out who should take the blame for your injuries and file claims against multiple parties if necessary.
Ski Resort Dangers
These and other dangers can lead to insurance claims.
Slope Dangers:
- Untrained ski staff
- Careless mistake by resort staff
- A mistake by the ski patrol
- Lack of safety equipment
- Negligent avalanche management
- Reckless skiers and snowboarders and collisions
- Unsafe sledding or snowtubing activities
Resort and Lodge Dangers:
- Slippery surfaces, icy sidewalks, liquids on floors inside, slip-and-fall and trip-and-fall hazards in restaurants, hallways, locker rooms, and gift shops.
- Stairway hazards, icy steps, steps with debris, broken railings, and rotting steps.
- Collapsing decks
- Carbon Monoxide poisoning risks in hotel rooms
- Pedestrian Accidents in the parking lot.
- An injury caused by any business in Wrightwood.
- Accidents on Angeles Crest Highway
These are all strong reasons why a negligent ski resort operator would be responsible for helping victims. But corporate owners can rely on teams of lawyers to help them wiggle out of blame. Evidence is key to making sure your injury claim can’t be dismissed.
Some of the best evidence will be found on the scene, right after you are hurt. If you are left strong enough, and it’s safe, you should try to get pictures of any obstacle that caused an injury. You should also get contact information from potential witnesses, even helpful staff members.
This evidence will be combined with the evidence your attorney uncovers to build a strong case that hopefully earns you all of the support you require to rebuild your life.
Frequently Asked Questions
I live in another state, do I have to stay in California to earn support for an injury at Mountain High?
Hopefully not. Maison Law can help any ski accident victim from Los Angeles County or anyone who gets hurt while visiting from out of state. Victims can return to their homes in other states and often leave the entire claims process to a local ski injury lawyer. We strive to deal with local court filings and evidence collections. This attention to detail often makes it unnecessary for victims to have to return to the Los Angeles area to win recovery support.
Can I get ski injury support if I signed a waiver?
Yes, in many cases you still have a chance to earn support, even if you signed a liability of waiver. Everyone signs a waiver when paying for a lift ticket at a resort like Mountain High. However, these waivers of liability don’t protect ski resort owners in every situation. A waiver is meant to cover only the normal hazards the activity of skiing brings with it. But waivers usually wouldn’t protect ski resorts if the actions of their employees, or failure to act, led to out-of-the-ordinary dangers for guests. When you have a serious injury, it’s a good idea to check with a lawyer in a free consultation to determine if a ski resort could be forced to provide support.
What if I can’t afford to pay a Mountain High Ski Injury lawyer?
When you’re dealing with the pain of an injury and doctor bills, you don’t have to worry about how you’ll pay a lawyer. Maison Law works with no upfront charges. We don’t get paid unless we win your case for you. Then our fee comes out of the support check that insurers are forced to write for you.
Contact a Mountain High Ski Injury Lawyer
Maison Law offers a free case review to anyone injured at Ski Resorts in Los Angeles County. We can help local skiers if they get hurt while up at Mountain High Resort or anywhere around Wrightwood.
If we can’t help you earn more for your injury, we’ll tell you that and point you in the right direction for filing a successful claim yourself.
If we feel we can earn you more for your recovery, we’ll explain how. We’ll also take over your case and handle the frustrating claims process, while allowing you to sit at home and heal as fast as possible. We want to stand by you through this difficult time and make sure you receive the support to get back on the slopes as soon as possible.
