Skibowl permits ’alcohol-fueled’ culture, says $900,000 suit of skier allegedly struck by drunken snowboarder

A skier who lost the use of a kidney after an allegedly drunken snowboarder slammed into her is suing the snowboarder and Skibowl for $900,000. Maria Magdalena Stanila’s lawsuit -- which is unusual for its use of strong language in the normally stodgy world of litigation -- describes what it claims is “A Ski Bowl Culture of Alcohol-Fueled Adrenaline From The Top Down.” The suit claims that the ski resort has a “permissive attitude” toward alcohol that has created a situation where “intoxicated patrons ski and snowboard side-by-side with sober patrons, including women and children.”