TRUCKEE, Calif. – Until official investigations conclude, much about the avalanche near Castle Peak that killed nine people remains unknown. Many looking back at the event are asking the same questions: Why was a guided group of skiers traveling during such a powerful storm? What factors shaped that decision? And could anyone be held legally responsible?
To better understand the legal framework surrounding the incident, the Tahoe Tribune spoke with trial lawyer Mark Ellis, founding partner of Ellis Law Group.
“Guides and the company that employs the guides have a legal responsibility to not increase a risk that already exists whenever you go into the backcountry,” Ellis said…