26-02-2025
Midwest Ski Resort Owner Arrested for Assaulting Teen, Police Say
The owner of a Wisconsin ski area has been arrested after assaulting a teenager who didn't pay for a lift ticket, local police said. A press release from the Dane County Sheriff's states that deputies were called about a distraught teenager walking down Bohn Road, the access road to Tyrol Basin, around 6:00p.m. on Monday, February 24. The teenager, a 17-year-old male, told deputies that he'd arrived at the resort without a purchasing a ski pass. Staff had asked him to leave immediately and the teen complied. Want to keep up with the best stories and photos in skiing? Subscribe to the new Powder To The People newsletter for weekly he left the property, the resort's owner, Nathaniel McGree, and another staff member followed the teen and physically assaulted him, police said. McGree demanded that the teen return to the hill and pay $120, which is double the normal amount of a lift ticket, according to the police. The teen complied once again. McGree was arrested on charges of disorderly conduct and physical abuse of a child and is currently in Dane County Jail, according to the press release. Charges have yet to be formally filed on the case. Tyrol Basin opened in 1958 in an effort to create an escape from bustling city a former diesel mechanic, purchased the resort in 2018 alongside other investors, using a Small Business Administration Loan. While McGree had no previous background in the ski industry, his goal was to be an on-the-ground resource for the resort and its employees, and return it to the way it was under Don McKay, the previous owner. POWDER has reached out to the resort for comment and will update this article if they reply.
