The Summit County Sheriff’s Office responded to two incidents at Summit County ski resorts last week that involved physical altercations.

On Nov. 27 at Copper Mountain, a man and juvenile were watching the Copper Cup in a restricted area. Sheriff Jaime FitzSimons said neither person should have been in the area. He said the juvenile left, and the man thought the juvenile drew security workers’ attention to the area, leading to the man being kicked out.

The two moved to the same public area to watch the event, and the man thought the juvenile, who was taking pictures, stepped in front of him on purpose, FitzSimons said. The man tackled the juvenile, and the juvenile’s camera was damaged in the altercation. After investigating, deputies arrested the man on charges including assault and criminal mischief and took him to the county jail.

Three days later, on Nov. 30, at Keystone Resort, a female skier believed a male snowboarder was riding recklessly downhill of her. She skied ahead, stopped and flagged down the snowboarder. FitzSimons said the snowboarder thought something might be wrong, so he stopped, and the woman started yelling at him for his riding.

The snowboarder told the woman he had been downhill of her, which according to the National Ski Area Association responsibility code, means the snowboarder had the right of way. The two argued before continuing to ski and ride down the mountain, FitzSimons said. 

The boarder and woman were near each other, which the woman’s partner saw. He decided to ski between them, FitzSimons said, and collided with the boarder. The two went to the ground and scuffled before separating. 

Neither man was injured in the incident, and after investigating, deputies issued both men summons to court for disorderly conduct.

This story was originally published in Summit Daily.