Timberline Lodge v. Kyle

Employer seeks review of an order of the Workers’ Compensation Board reversing the referee and holding that claimant’s injury arose out of his employment as a ski instructor with Timberline Lodge. We remand for further findings of fact.

Claimant injured his left knee while participating in a ski race at Timberline Lodge. He was employed as a ski instructor, which required him to remain on employer’s premises from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. On the day of the injury, claimant requested permission to participate in a ski race sponsored by a beverage company, but was asked to remain to see if his…