WHISTLER, British Columbia — More than 50 people were evacuated from about 30 gondolas after a tower supporting the cables partially collapsed Tuesday at Canada’s Whistler ski resort.
Police said there were no serious injuries at the resort, which is to host the alpine events of the 2010 Winter Olympic Games. But officials said earlier that five people were taken to the hospital.
Amber Turnau, a spokeswoman for the resort, said the tower that collapsed is on the lower half of the lift. She said Tower 4, the one that went down, is not far from the starting point.
The resort just unveiled a new lift connecting the peaks of Whistler and Blackcomb mountains, the highest in the world at 1,427 feet above the ground. But it was not affected by Tuesday’s collapse, which was on another lift.
The resort is operated by Intrawest, which also runs Copper Mountain, Winter Park and Steamboat Springs resorts in Colorado.
