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Dave Tragethon Maryjo Zweig
Vice President, Marketing & Sales Cheroutes Zweig, NY/CO
Mount Hood Meadows, OR Maryjo Zweig has been practicing law for
Dave Tragethon is vice president of 26 years. She and Steven Zweig formed
marketing and sales for Mt. Hood Meadows, their current firm of Cheroutes Zweig,
serving as the chief marketing officer for PC. A seasoned trial attorney, she has
nearly 25 years. He is responsible for successfully defended ski areas, river
developing brand strategy and executing rafting outfits, and other recreational
advertising, promotional, and sales plans facilities in state and federal courts
for Mt. Hood Meadows and Cooper Spur Mountain Resort, both located throughout New York and Colorado. She has advised ski resorts
on Oregon’s iconic Mt. Hood. Tragethon is passionate about finding new throughout New York and Colorado in all areas of their operations
and better ways to engage guests and connect them to life-enriching and regularly speaks before ski industry and other groups on risk
experiences. Before arriving in Oregon, he served in similar positions at management issues, mostly recently at the Ski Areas of New York
Angel Fire Resort, New Mex., and at Monarch and Purgatory Resorts, annual conference. Zweig loves to teach. She works with Trialrun,
Colo. He is actively seeking reciprocal season pass resort partners. a trial and litigation consulting and advocacy training firm. She has
taught learning by doing programs to counsel for the US Navy in
Kim Viergever Norfolk Va., evidence programs to counsel for the Securities and
Reitz Law Firm, CO Exchange Commission in Washington DC and Boston, deposition
Kim Viergever represents clients in programs to a top 250 national law firm, and advanced trial advocacy
general liability, construction defect, programs for the SEC in Chicago and San Francisco. Zweig was
products liability, sports and recreation, also a featured presenter in a Trialrun webcast to counsel for the
commercial matters, and serves as US Navy in effective deposition techniques that was broadcast live
general counsel for a private country across the country.
club. She also has served as national
counsel for the Stand Up Paddle Steve Zweig
Industry Association and remains in an advisory role. Viergever Cheroutes Zweig, NY/CO
has spoken on a number of topics, ranging from products For 29 years, Steve Zweig has worked as
liability to exculpatory agreements, and has vast trial experience a trial lawyer defending ski areas, other
at the state and federal levels. Her published opinions at the recreational facilities, and recreational
appellate level include: Cooper v. United States Ski Assoc., product manufacturers and distributors
32 P.3d 502 (Colo. App. 2000) and Stamp v. Vail Corp., 172 throughout New York in state and federal
P.3d 437 (Colo. 2007), which limits recovery for wrongful death court. He has also prepared and argued
actions in ski-related cases to $250,000, and Fleury v. Intrawest more than 25 appeals in state and federal
Winter Park Operations Corp., 372 P.3d 349 (2016). She has court. Zweig was recently selected again by his peers for inclusion in
also been published in ski industry periodicals. Viergever skied The Best Lawyers in America® 2016 (Copyright 2013 by Woodward/
competitively throughout her youth, competing in nationally and White, Inc., of Aiken, S.C.) in the field of Insurance Law. He has been
internationally FIS-sanctioned races, including on four state named a Super Lawyer in Upstate New York for Personal Injury
champion teams (1979–1982). Her competitiveness continues Defense: General, by Super Lawyers magazine, since 2009. Zweig
today in her litigation practice. is admitted to practice in all state and federal courts in New York, the
United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania,
Mistica Walker and the Second Circuit Court of Appeals. He frequently presents on
Specialty Claims Adjuster risk management and other issues to industry groups, including the
Wells Fargo Special Risks, Inc., CO Ski Areas of New York as well as NSAA. As an avid skier, hiker, and
As a specialty claims adjuster for Wells snowboarder, Zweig splits his time between New York and Colorado
Fargo Special Risks, Mistica Walker with his wife and law partner, Maryjo, and their combined six children.
focuses on liability, property, and auto
claims, and also monitors ski resort worker’s
compensation claims in Colorado and
New Mexico. Prior to joining Wells Fargo,
Walker worked 11 years in ski resort operations, primarily in mountain
operations, risk management, and legal. She has a bachelor’s degree
in legal studies from the University of Maryland University College,
and is a frequent presenter on risk management issues across the
US ski industry.

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