Ski conditions dreamer became a nightmare in Maine in the morning when a cable car accident at least six people injured and dozens of stranded in frozen suspension.
Five seats were on the floor under suspension of the landfill in the East Sugarloaf USA ski area after the suspension cable to the President thrown derailed, so that 25 to 30 meters.
"All the injured were treated and transported to hospitals, said in a press release issued by the administration of the complex. "At this point none of the injuries are life threatening."
About 220 passengers were in the elevator at the time of the accident. With ropes and belts, began evacuating the mountain patrol in the elevator caught shaky - but not before several photos can train on social media sites and news organizations are using the post office to witness the first person to enter into the incident.
"The elevator was slow and the wind began to improve, " said Rob Atkinson, an employee of CNN, which was trapped in the elevator system. "It was to stop and start, stop and restart one of the moments when he began again, suddenly there was a bang and we felt a tug and we heard screams of the skiers called down:.." Lift chairs ar. "
The elevator is discharging more than 1,000 meters, filing hundreds of skiers and snowboarders every hour on the summit of Sugar Loaf, one of the goals for the winter in Maine. The mountain is home to Carrabassett Valley Academy, the prestigious ski school that produced Olympians Bode Miller and others.
The week after Christmas is the peak season for Sugarloaf, over 20 inches of snow in the storm, which had received the east coast covered yesterday.
Five seats were on the floor under suspension of the landfill in the East Sugarloaf USA ski area after the suspension cable to the President thrown derailed, so that 25 to 30 meters.
"All the injured were treated and transported to hospitals, said in a press release issued by the administration of the complex. "At this point none of the injuries are life threatening."
About 220 passengers were in the elevator at the time of the accident. With ropes and belts, began evacuating the mountain patrol in the elevator caught shaky - but not before several photos can train on social media sites and news organizations are using the post office to witness the first person to enter into the incident.
"The elevator was slow and the wind began to improve, " said Rob Atkinson, an employee of CNN, which was trapped in the elevator system. "It was to stop and start, stop and restart one of the moments when he began again, suddenly there was a bang and we felt a tug and we heard screams of the skiers called down:.." Lift chairs ar. "
The elevator is discharging more than 1,000 meters, filing hundreds of skiers and snowboarders every hour on the summit of Sugar Loaf, one of the goals for the winter in Maine. The mountain is home to Carrabassett Valley Academy, the prestigious ski school that produced Olympians Bode Miller and others.
The week after Christmas is the peak season for Sugarloaf, over 20 inches of snow in the storm, which had received the east coast covered yesterday.
