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  • Published
    January 1, 2011

    ‘You should have your ducks in a row,’ says ski safety expert

    PORTLAND -- In the wake of a cable derailment at Sugarloaf ski resort this week, a ski safety expert who reviewed the last two years of state inspection reports on the resort's chairlifts said he was surprised at the number of problems the documents highlighted.

  • Published
    January 1, 2011

    Ski lift expert: Maintenance seems lacking

    Although Sugarloaf fixed all problems before opening, the expert says his review of records points to upkeep that ‘doesn’t look ... healthy.’

  • Published
    December 31, 2010

    Was the Sugarloaf ‘accident’ waiting to happen?

    (This story was originally published December 31, 2010)   Here’s a slightly different account of the chairlift “accident” at Sugarloaf from John Christie’s. I have never managed a ski resort or written for the newspaper. I write from the perspective of a mother of two who was there and saw the nightmare unfold. I spent […]

  • Published
    December 31, 2010
    Spillway East Chairlift, Sugarloaf Mountain

    Failed Sugarloaf lift still closed; probe continues

    A damaged chairlift at Sugarloaf Mountain Resort will remain closed today as state inspectors continue their investigation into a cable derailment that sent eight skiers to area hospitals earlier this week.

  • Published
    December 30, 2010

    Experts: Sugarloaf’s business likely will not suffer

    The derailment of a chairlift at the Sugarloaf ski resort Tuesday probably won't scare off a significant number of customers, industry experts said Wednesday.

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  • Published
    December 30, 2010

    Mechanics tried to fix cable before chairlift derailed

    Mechanics at the Sugarloaf Mountain Resort were trying to realign a chairlift cable Tuesday when it derailed and dropped five chairs carrying skiers into the snow 25 to 30 feet below, resort officials said Wednesday. <br /><br /> The announcement came as state inspectors ended their first full day investigating the accident, which sent eight people to hospitals and stranded dozens of skiers on the Spillway East lift for as long as an hour and 44 minutes.<br /><br />

  • Published
    December 30, 2010

    Victim: Plunge too sudden to escape

    The hard landing leaves a man and his son immobilized in the snow with pain in their backs.

  • Published
    December 30, 2010

    Experts: Lift’s fall unlikely to hurt business

    The derailment of a chairlift at the Sugarloaf ski resort Tuesday probably won't scare off a significant number of customers, industry experts said Wednesday.

  • Published
    December 29, 2010

    At least 8 injured in derailment

    CARRABASSETT VALLEY -- At least eight people were injured and many more riders were left stranded in frigid temperatures Tuesday when a 35-year-old chairlift at Sugarloaf ski resort derailed in high winds.

  • Published
    December 29, 2010

    Incidents like these are rare, says insider

    Although derailments — whether from an unexpected blast of wind or some malfunction — are rare, and infrequently cause serious injury, they are a reminder of one of the dangers inherent in a sport that derives some of its attraction from the very fact that there's a measure of risk involved.