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Victory for Ski Area in Snowmaking Lawsuit

Hunter Mountain, N.Y. had a lawsuit brought by an injured skier thrown out of court. The case involved a skier who was temporarily blinded as she skied through a plume of snow blown by a snowmaking gun on an open…

Hunter Mountain, N.Y. had a lawsuit brought by an injured skier thrown out of court. The case involved a skier who was temporarily blinded as she skied through a plume of snow blown by a snowmaking gun on an open trail. She fell and broke her hip. The court found that one of the risks of skiing is injury resulting from the use ofd snowmaking equipment.

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