Whistler (BC), Canada – The British Columbia government has filed suit against Whistler Blackcomb ski resort over healthcare bills related to a snowboarding accident in 2008.nAmanda Yan was snowboarding along the resort’s Crystal Road ski run in April 2008 when she caught an edge and tumbled down a steep embankment. She sustained serious injuries including fractured vertebrae and left femur, a lacerated kidney, dislocated ribs and traumatic brain injury.

The B.C. government has filed suit against the ski area in B.C. Supreme Court to recover past and future health care costs, plus interest. In its statement of claim, the provincial government alleges that the ski area is liable for Yan’s injuries by failing to post warning signs about the steep drop-off adjacent to the ski trail, and for failing to provide a barrier to prevent such an incident. No statement of defense has yet been entered by the ski resort.