Court Rules that Questions Remain About Skier’s Role in Accident

A magistrate judge from the Western District of Michigan has denied a defendant’s motion for summary judgment in a case involving a collision on the ski slopes. Specifically, the court found that there remained questions of fact about whether the defendant skier could have avoided the plaintiff skier.   The incident occurred on March 17, 2002 at the Pine Mountain Ski Resort in Iron Mountain, Michigan. Maurice Wolf had stopped on a run to speak with his wife and co-plaintiff Susan Wolf. He