174 people rescued after gondola malfunction at Colorado ski resort

By Piper Russell | Out There Colorado

174 skiers and snowboarders were evacuated from the Winter Park Resort gondola after it malfunctioned on Saturday.

blog post from the resort says the gondola had a mechanical issue at 12:15 p.m. on Saturday and immediately shut down as it is designed to do. Patrollers evacuated guests from the gondola. No injuries were reported.

According to an article from CBS News, Winter Park confirmed that the rocker arm connecting two sections of tower one cracked and bent.

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