Family sues Oregon ski guides over Mt. Bailey avalanche death

A Deschutes County wrongful-death lawsuit filed in Bend alleges negligence by Diamond Lake Improvement Co., Sierra Wilderness Seminars and several guides after a Mt. Bailey avalanche killed 51-year-old Brian Thomas Roberts during a ski outing; the suit claims dangerous conditions, ignoring a high-avalanche warning, and that Roberts was buried for about 10 minutes with no AED available, with concerns about inexperienced guides dismissed. It seeks roughly $14.5 million in damages in Deschutes County Circuit Court.