Steely Dan
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http://www.cnn.com/2010/US/12/28/maine.skiers.trapped/index.html?hpt=T2
Carrabassett Valley, Maine (CNN) -- Several ski-lift riders fell to the ground and others were trapped in the air Tuesday when a lift a broke down at Sugarloaf Ski Resort in Maine.
Before the accident, high winds had delayed the opening of the lift. Conditions at the time of the accident were windy, but not unusually so following a major snowstorm, a spokesman for the resort said.
More than 200 people were trapped up to 90 minutes and as many as nine were injured, officials said....
Trapped up to 90 minutes on a ski lift. That would suck! :yow:
Carrabassett Valley, Maine (CNN) -- Several ski-lift riders fell to the ground and others were trapped in the air Tuesday when a lift a broke down at Sugarloaf Ski Resort in Maine.
Before the accident, high winds had delayed the opening of the lift. Conditions at the time of the accident were windy, but not unusually so following a major snowstorm, a spokesman for the resort said.
More than 200 people were trapped up to 90 minutes and as many as nine were injured, officials said....
Trapped up to 90 minutes on a ski lift. That would suck! :yow:
