The victim of an incident at Cardrona Alpine Resort said she had not been able to work since the incident in September 2007, which saw her trip over a 40mm-high steel mesh track.
Rosemary Berry (58), of Queensland, Australia, received a broken humerus, fractures to her left shoulder and sore, swollen and severely bruised left elbow and right knee as a result of the incident.
Speaking to the Otago Daily Times from her Queensland home last night, Ms Berry said it was almost two years since the incident and she was still "suffering badly".
"When I went up the mountain there was nothing there, but they laid a heavy metal track.
"It wasn't fenced off and it was embedded in the snow. I woke up on the ground. I just didn't see it."
Ms Berry said even though she was semi-retired, she had been unable to work since the incident and had spent "at least $10,000" in physiotherapy as her health insurance did not cover her in Australia.
When asked if she was satisfied with the extent of the reparation ordered by Judge Keller yesterday, she said "no".
"What I was disappointed in is there's no payment for future treatment.
"I still can't lift my arm above my head . . . I don't know if I'll ever get the full use back."
Ms Berry said she had hoped the company would pay her future medical bills to "make amends" for a life which had changed dramatically.
"I'll never ski again. I've been skiing on and off for about 20 years."
Ms Berry accused Cardrona of "ducking for cover and ignoring it [the incident]".
"All along there's been total lack of support . . . I'm severely disadvantaged, financially and in other ways, I would have thought the right thing for them to do was pay."
Cardrona Alpine Resort management could not be reached for comment yesterday.
