Above: A ski lift at Belleayre. Via the Belleayre Mountain Facebook page.
A ski lift at Belleayre Mountain Ski Center malfunctioned yesterday, causing 40 people to have to be evacuated, according to Department of Environmental Conservation spokeswoman Lisa King.
There were no injuries and there was no obvious problem with the lift, King told the Watershed Post. The whole evacuation, which happened around noon on March 1, took about an hour, she said.
"It seemed to be an electrical problem on a lift. That particular lift was closed for the remainder of the day, and it re-open today around 9:11am," King said. "[Belleayre staffers] were monitoring their computer system and it showed that there may have been a derailment. They went out and visually inspected the lift, and it appeared to be fine. But they couldn't re-start it, so that's why they evacuated the people."
Four other lifts remained operational throughout the day, King said.
