The ski resort is liable for the negligence of its employee (the attendant) which occurred in the course and scope of employment. Notify the ski resort's insurance carrier in writing of your personal injury claim.When you complete your medical treatment and are released by the doctor or are declared by the doctor to be permanent and stationary, which means having reached a point in your medical treatment where no further improvement is anticipated, obtain your medical bills, medical reports, and documentation of wage loss.  Your claim filed with the ski resort's insurance carrier should include those items.Compensation for the medical bills is straight reimbursement.  The medical reports document your injury and are used to determine compensation for pain and suffering, which is an amount in addition to the medical bills.  Compensation for wage loss is straight reimbursment.If the case is settled with the ski resort's insurance carrier, NO lawsuit is filed.If you are dissatisfied with settlement offers from that insurance carrier, reject them and file a lawsuit for negligence naming both the ski resort and attendant as defendants.If the case is NOT settled, your lawsuit for negligence must be filed prior to the expiration of the applicable statute of limitations or you will lose your rights forever in the matter.