A lawsuit filed in Summit County court earlier this week questions the legality of a resort surcharge imposed on purchases at Copper Mountain.
The class action lawsuit filed Monday, May 12, by Gary Chaney, on behalf of himself and other Copper Mountain customers, names POWDR, which owns Copper Mountain Resort, and the resort itself as defendants in the case.
“POWDR has a practice of advertising goods and services at prices lower than what it charges at the register,” the complaint filed in the case states. “When the customer goes to pay, POWDR charges up to 9% more than the price advertised, plus 6.375% in tax. This practice is deceptive and unlawful.”
The lawsuit, which seeks monetary damages and asks the court to order Copper Mountain Resort to end what it calls “deceptive trade practices,” claims that the resort engaged in a breach of contract with Chaney and violated the Colorado Consumer Protection Act, impacting more than 10,000 people.
POWDR vice president of communications Stacey Hutchinson in a statement denied that Copper Mountain was engaging in unlawful practices.
“We are aware of the suit against Copper and are reviewing it with our legal council,” Hutchinson said. “We firmly believe that this lawsuit is entirely baseless.”
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