Ontario woman suing Whistler Blackcomb over Tube Park injury

An Ontario woman is suing Whistler Blackcomb after she was allegedly injured in a tube park accident in early 2023.  

In a notice of civil claim filed this week in B.C.’s Supreme Court, Edith Shum of Markham, Ont. said she was injured after crashing into a barrier/netting at the bottom of a run in Whistler Blackcomb’s Tube Park on Jan. 5, 2023.

“The matting at the bottom of the tubing run was covered in ice/snow and failed to appropriately arrest the speed of her tube,” the claim read.

Shum purportedly broke her right tibia and fibula in the crash. She is seeking general, special and in-trust damages, as well as past and future health-care costs.   

The suit alleged that, among other things, Whistler Blackcomb failed to properly inspect the area for hazards; failed to provide adequate lighting; and failed to warn or adequately warn Shum of the hazards they knew or ought to have known were present.

Shum’s civil claim said her injuries have caused and continue to cause her pain, suffering, loss of enjoyment of life, loss of housekeeping capacity, permanent physical disability, loss of physical, mental and emotional health, and loss of earnings, past and prospective.

Whistler Blackcomb has 21 days file a response to the civil claim.

None of the above allegations have been proven in court.