Legal & Courts  January 7, 2021

Longmont family sues Boulder outdoor equipment maker in connection with 2019 avalanche death

BOULDER — The family of a deceased backcountry skier has named Boulder-based equipment maker Backcountry Access Inc. as a co-defendant in a wrongful death lawsuit connected to a family member’s 2019 avalanche death.

In the suit filed over the weekend in Boulder County District Court, the family of Peter Marshall alleged that in February 2019, staff at the Silverton Avalanche School failed to heed safety warnings and weather forecasts before leading a group of backcountry skiers to a portion of Red Mountain Pass where an avalanche was triggered during a safety course.

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