The family of a Texas woman who died while using a chair lift at a Colorado ski resort has settled with the resort following their wrongful death lawsuit.

Kelly Huber, 40, was riding the ski resort’s chair lift with her two daughters aged 9 and 12 on December 29, 2016, when the chair lift suddenly malfunctioned. The malfunction caused the chair lift to hit a support tower causing the mother and two children to fall off the chair lift 30 feet onto the hard-packed snow below. Court documents detail that the three were flung from the chair lift after the chair accelerated striking the tower at a forty-five-degree angle. Kelly Huber died as a result of her injuries, however, both her daughters survived, suffering severely injured.

The lawsuit was filed by the girls’ father, William Huber. In it, Huber alleges that the Ski Granby Ranch was responsible for his wife's death because they knew that the chairlift was unsafe, yet the resort still allowed his wife and daughters to board it. Huber also names the electric company that serviced the chair lift as playing a role in his wife's death as well.

Following the fatal accident, the state investigated the incident. They determined that there were problems with the drive system that powered up the chair lift. The drive system created rapid speed changes and the malfunction was a result of modifications to the power system made by the resort and the electrical contractor who serviced the chairlift, Electramic Associates.

Following the settlement, the family shared a statement with the Colorado Sun detailing that they were “pleased with the outcome and anxious to move on with their lives.” The family later added, that they “appreciate all the love and support they received from people all over the country who responded to this tragedy and helped them cope with their tremendous loss.”

The ski resort has not issued a statement regarding the settlement. The settlement comes just months after a trial was set to begin and the amount of the settlement has not been disclosed.

The settlement is unique in the sense that there are strong protections in place regarding lawsuits against ski resorts. States throughout the nation have legislation in place that mimics the 1979 Colorado ski safety act. Under this act, both skiers and ski resorts are held to a degree for security and safety, but it largely limits the liability that falls on ski resort operators. The law does allow injured skiers to move forward with a lawsuit only if they can prove that the ski resort was negligent or displayed reckless action.