(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 […]
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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.
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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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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.
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.
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Victim: Plunge too sudden to escape
The hard landing leaves a man and his son immobilized in the snow with pain in their backs.
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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.
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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.
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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.