{"id":806640,"date":"2020-04-21T16:45:01","date_gmt":"2020-04-21T22:45:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.summitdaily.com\/?p=382019"},"modified":"2020-04-21T16:45:01","modified_gmt":"2020-04-21T22:45:01","slug":"lawsuits-filed-against-ski-industry-giants-vail-resorts-and-alterra-over-lost-season-pass-value","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/local-news\/lawsuits-filed-against-ski-industry-giants-vail-resorts-and-alterra-over-lost-season-pass-value\/","title":{"rendered":"Lawsuits filed against ski industry giants Vail Resorts and Alterra over lost season pass value"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A closure sign Tuesday at the base Copper Mountain Resort. Powdr Corp., which owns Copper Mountain, has a partnership with Alterra Mountain Co. on the Ikon Pass.<\/strong>
Jason Connolly \/ jconnolly@summitdaily.com<\/em><\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n

DILLON \u2014 A class-action lawsuit was filed against Vail Resorts<\/a><\/i> on April 10 claiming false advertising, fraud and negligent misrepresentation, among other counts, due to lost mountain resort access without pass refunds. Four days later on April 14, a similar lawsuit was filed against Alterra Mountain Co<\/a><\/i>., citing that by retaining revenue generated from Ikon Pass sales, the company holds tens of millions in unjust profits as the ski areas and resorts were closed prematurely. <\/p>\n

The plaintiff in the suit against Vail Resorts is Brian Hunt, a Tahoe Local passholder for the 2019-20 season. The lawsuit says Hunt was promised mountain access from October 2019 to June 2020 as long as snow continued to be on the mountain. <\/p>\n

Vail Resorts made the decision March 17 to close all North American resorts for the remainder of the season due to the new coronavirus pandemic<\/a>, but the lawsuit reports that Hunt has not been refunded any part of his pass fee for lost access to Vail Resorts mountains. The lawsuit claims Hunt would \u201cnot have paid for the annual pass, or would not have paid for it on the same terms, had he known that he would not have access to any \u2026 resorts.\u201d <\/p>\n

According to the lawsuit, the class action is on behalf of all Epic Pass holders for the 2019-20 season as well as those with unused days on the Epic Day Pass. There is also a subclass Hunt wishes to represent that consists of those who purchased these passes specifically in California as some claims reference California law. In addition to certifying the class, Hunt seeks compensatory and punitive damages to be determined by the court or jury, among other judgements.<\/p>\n

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