A 65-year-old skier filed a $3.6 million complaint against the Willamette Pass ski resort on Friday, claiming he sustained a fractured spine and has had a difficult recovery after falling from a chairlift into the ground below during windy conditions.
According to Paul Richmond’s lawsuit, on January 15, 2023, he and his 10-year-old grandson sat down on the three-person chair, but the Peak 2 chairlift lacked a lap bar or safety restraining bar that he could have dropped in front of them right away. According to the lawsuit, Richmond and his grandson were clinging to the armrests on either side of the chair as it swung erratically from side to side. Once it passed the second supporting tower of the lift, the chair threw Richmond off.
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