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A 17-year-old instructor was responsible for eight beginner children aged 8–9. When one became frightened, she stayed with that child and sent the other seven downhill to meet their parents, without a full view of their route or specific directions. Nine-year-old X left the trail and suffered severe injuries, a roughly 13-day coma and permanent neurological harm. The appeal court upheld the finding that inadequate supervision caused the injury. The award was C$2,364,169 for the child and more than C$300,000 for the parents.

Lily was in a three-child ski group. When another child fell from a T-bar behind her, the instructor asked the remaining children to get off and rejoin the group. Lily fell; her coat hood became caught and she was dragged about 540 metres, fatally. Coroner Julie-Kim Godin called for reviews of supervision, training and lift operations. The case concerns several linked decisions, not only group size.

Elisabeth died after striking a tree during a school ski trip. Her family filed a C$2 million lawsuit in 2011 against the resort, school board and others, alleging inadequate instruction and terrain beyond her ability. These are allegations reported at the time, not findings established here; C$2 million was the amount claimed, not a confirmed award.

The 13-year-old exchange student was on a school outing when he left a trail, hit a tree and later died in hospital. Contemporary reports said he was not wearing a helmet. The report establishes the event, but does not by itself establish a particular instructor’s fault or prove a single cause.

A resort statement confirmed that a child died after a medical incident on January 6. Patrol and emergency services responded, and the child was transported for further care. The cited reporting did not establish whether the incident involved a lift, a fall or entanglement, or whether the child was alone. Those details should not be presented as confirmed facts.

A 13-year-old Ottawa student became entangled in a chairlift during a school trip on February 11 and died four days later. The resort owner described staff efforts to help her. The cited report does not establish a final allocation of legal responsibility.

Juliana was seriously injured when snowboarder William Vincent collided with her during a six-child ski class on the Interstate beginner trail. Her family’s lawsuit alleged excessive speed, a poorly visible stopping place and a failure to check uphill traffic. Whether Vincent was still employed by the resort was disputed. These allegations and employment accounts should not be treated as settled findings.

Elise and her mother Kelli were stopped on a run when a 23-year-old snowboarder collided with them. Elise and the snowboarder died; Kelli sustained a severe brain injury. Kelli and her husband Chauncy later founded Snow Angel Foundation to promote collision prevention, awareness and personal responsibility.

Patrick, nearly five, followed his father across the Cut run near a dip that restricted visibility. Snowboarder James Lee struck him, fracturing his lower leg. The court allocated 75% responsibility to the snowboarder and 25% to the father for leading the child so close to the obscured area; the child was not found negligent. General damages were C$30,000.