Up to 175 skiers rescued from Winter Park gondola

Colorado gondola reopens after piece broke, lifts evacuated in Winter Park
Park's gondola reopened after breaking over the weekend. The popular Colorado ski resort had to shut down the gondola on Saturday after a malfunction and the approximately 175 passengers on it had to evacuate the lifts by climbing down ropes.
Ski gondola malfunction at winter resort in Colorado leaves 174 stranded
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.
Up to 175 skiers rescued from Winter Park gondola after “operational malfunction”
Park spokesperson said no injuries were reported but the ski patrol had to evacuate 150-175 skiers stranded in the resort’s gondola
Winter Park gondola reopens after malfunctions caused evacuations Saturday
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.
Nearly 200 people evacuated from Winter Park gondolas after “malfunction”
Nearly 200 people were evacuated by rope from gondolas at Winter Park Resort on Saturday after a crack in a metal support structure halted the lift mid-air, stranding skiers and snowboarders for several hours. The gondola system detected “a significant malfunction” and automatically stopped at around 12:15 p.m., said resort spokesperson Jen Miller.
Colorado ski resort rescues 174 from gondola mishap
Aleksey Dmitriyev was one of the 174 people rescued by ski patrol. He said he started skiing in 1999 and goes to Winter Park about 15 times each season. The ski resort is his main destination to go skiing with his wife, in addition to Copper Mountain and Arapahoe Basin.
Ski patrol rescues riders from malfunctioning gondolas at Winter Park Resort
More than 100 skiers and snowboarders on the Winter Park Resort gondolas in Colorado were rescued after the lifts had an operation malfunction and stopped.
Rescuers at Colorado's Winter Park Resort save passengers trapped in gondola
More than 170 rescued at Winter Park Resort in Colorado following gondola malfunction. (Credit: Aleksey Dmitriyev)
Winter Park completes repairs to broken gondola
Crews repaired a broken arm connecting two sections of tower one on the Winter Park Resort Gondola. The arm cracked and bent Saturday, prompting a rope evacuation of visitors in the cable cars.
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