Dramatic video shows gondola rescue after ski lift ... - Yahoo News
1 day ago · "A gondola is an enclosed ski lift," Miller told ABC News. "They're cabins so you get on without skis, walk on, carry your skis and put your skis on at the top." The spokesperson explained resort's internal ski patrol staff, trained for emergency ski lift and gondola rescues, carried out the rescue operation at the resort, about 175 miles northwest of Pueblo.
Winter Park Gondola Closed Following Incident – Lift Blog
Dec 21, 2024 · A tower component failed on The Gondola at Winter Park Resort today, leading to a five hour rope evacuation. Photos show a rocker arm that connects two sections of a 16 sheave assembly cracked nearly in half. The affected assembly is located on tower 1 and holds the haul rope down on the heavy side of the lift, adjacent to the bottom terminal.
Over 170 skiers and snowboarders rescued after gondola ... - ABC News
Dec 22, 2024 · A day out on the slopes in Colorado took a turn for the worse when a gondola malfunction left 174 skiers and snowboarders needing rescue. The incident occurred at Winter Park Resort around 12:15 p ...
Up to 175 skiers rescued from Winter Park gondola - The …
Dec 21, 2024 · The 3,000-acre-plus resort managed by Alterra Mountain Co. operates 23 lifts, including three high-speed six-packs, six high-speed quads and the 10-person gondola. The Gondola – its name is The Gondola – opened in 2018 and replaced the high-speed quad chair called the Zephyr. The Gondola was among the highest capacity gondolas in the ...
Nearly 200 people evacuated from Winter Park gondolas after
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 ...
Colorado gondola reopens after piece broke, lifts evacuated ... - CBS News
5 days ago · Winter 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 ...
Winter Park staff describe rescue effort to get 174 people
5 days ago · WINTER PARK, Colo. — When a gondola at Winter Park Resort malfunctioned Saturday, ski patrol had to jump into action quickly to rescue more than 150 people stuck on the lift.. Videos circulated on social media over the weekend showing ski patrolers giving thorough instructions as visitors of all ages were lowered onto the ground.
Winter Park Resort gondola reopens after malfunction forced …
Dec 22, 2024 · WINTER PARK, Colo. — The Winter Park Resort Gondola has officially reopened days after a malfunction led to the evacuation of more than 100 skiers and snowboarders from the cabins by rope on ...
Winter Park opens repaired gondola in a little more than 24 hours
5 days ago · The Gondola at Winter Park reopened just after 1 p.m. on Monday, fully repaired a little more than 24 hours after a broken steel beam on a tower forced the evacuation of 182 people. “It was an amazing turn of events from a recovery process,” said Daren Cole, the president of Leitner Poma of America in Grand Junction, whose team fabricated a replacement component for the tower and had it ...
Malfunction causes gondola evacuation at Winter Park
Dec 21, 2024 · Gondola evacuation at Winter Park (credit: Derek Petrie) 00:11 The gondola offers a ride up to an elevation of 10,700 feet offering views of the Continental Divide and the Fraser Valley. About 67 ...
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