23 Apr 2026 7:35 am
BEDFORD COUNTY, Pa. (WTAJ) — After a 5-year-old boy fell from a ski lift chair at Pennsylvania’s Blue Knob Ski Resort in March, his parents are now facing felony charges.
The father, Micah Porter, 34, and mother, Maya Porter, 37, both of State College, Pennsylvania, were charged with one felony count each of endangering the welfare of a child. Both were arraigned Tuesday morning before being released on unsecured bail.
When state police spoke to Maya Porter, she explained that her son was a better skier than she was and that he and his sibling would ski together on harder slopes while she would ski on easier slopes. She told troopers that she told her son to wait at the bottom of the slope when he started skiing faster than she, but she said he was not there when she got to the bottom.
Troopers concluded the affidavit saying, “The lack of direct supervision of a 5-year-old child led to this child falling 20 feet from a ski lift to snow-covered ground. Furthermore, it took approximately 15 minutes to locate the child’s parents, who were unaware of the incident at the time.”
Liberal parents are the worst. Jail time is needed.
Parents charged after child fell 20 feet from ski lift chair at Pennsylvania resort
The father, Micah Porter, 34, and mother, Maya Porter, 37, both of State College, Pennsylvania, were charged with one felony count each of endangering the welfare of a child. Both were arraigned Tuesday morning before being released on unsecured bail.
When state police spoke to Maya Porter, she explained that her son was a better skier than she was and that he and his sibling would ski together on harder slopes while she would ski on easier slopes. She told troopers that she told her son to wait at the bottom of the slope when he started skiing faster than she, but she said he was not there when she got to the bottom.
Troopers concluded the affidavit saying, “The lack of direct supervision of a 5-year-old child led to this child falling 20 feet from a ski lift to snow-covered ground. Furthermore, it took approximately 15 minutes to locate the child’s parents, who were unaware of the incident at the time.”
Liberal parents are the worst. Jail time is needed.
Parents charged after child fell 20 feet from ski lift chair at Pennsylvania resort
