174 Colorado Skiers and Snowboarders Rescued

174 Colorado skiers and snowboarders rescued after a lift cracks
Officials are investigating what caused a crack in a Colorado ski lift that forced the evacuation of over 170 stranded skiers and snowboarders.
More Than 170 Snowboarders and Skiers Rescued After Colorado Ski Lift Breaks Down
Ski patrollers at the Winter Park Resort used ropes to lower passengers stuck in gondola cabins dozens of feet to the ground
At least 174 Colorado skiers, snowboarders stranded for hours on cracked lift — forced to come down on ropes
A ski lift at a resort in Winter Park Resort in Colorado cracked mid-day Saturday, leaving 174 skiers and snowboarders stranded for hours.
174 People Stranded For Hours After Colorado Ski Lift Breaks Down, Rescued Using Ropes
According to the resort spokesperson, the lift's automated system detected a crack in a structural component, triggering an "operational malfunction" that brought the lift to a halt.
Over 170 people rescued after gondola malfunctions at Colorado ski resort
Winter Park, Colorado on December 21 after the lift suffered a crack in a part of its structure. No one was injured as rescuers lowered the riders onto the ground with ropes. The gondola is undergoing repairs as of Sunday.
Over 170 skiers and snowboarders rescued after gondola malfunction in Colorado
All guests trapped on the gondola were given a $10 voucher and two lift passes for this year or next, according to a Winter Park Resort spokesperson.
Ski lift cracks leaving 174 people stranded for hours, forced to come down on ropes
WINTER PARK, Colo. (WKRC) - About 174 skiers and snowboarders were stranded for hours after a ski lift cracked mid-day Saturday. Winter Park Resort's Colorado Representative Jen Miller told the New York Post that the gondola lift came to a halt when its system detected a crack shortly after noon.
More than 100 people evacuated by rope from Colorado gondola after malfunction
Ski patrollers climbed up the lift towers, shimmied to each of the gondola's cabins and lowered the occupants' equipment before helping people down one at a time.
More than 170 skiers and snowboarders rescued after ski lift cracks in Colorado
The gondola automatically stopped after a crack in a structural piece in the lift was detected - leaving 174 people stranded.
More than 100 people evacuated by rope from gondola after malfunction at Colorado ski resort
Around 150–175 people had to be rappelled by rope individually, according to a spokesperson for the ski resort.
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