Winter Park Resort officials say they are working on fixing gondola malfunction, continuing investigation
Summit Daily

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Winter Park Resort’s communications team has confirmed repair is currently underway for the resort’s gondola, which malfunctioned on Saturday, Dec. 21 and caused riders to be evacuated by ski patrol.
Spokesperson Jen Miller said there is no current estimation for when repairs on the gondola could wrap and it will reopen after retesting is complete.
“The replacement parts are onsite and the repair is currently underway,” Miller said in an email.
Resort-goers swiftly took to social media yesterday afternoon amid the event, posting photos of a crack on a tower component near the resort base. Resort officials confirmed this crack did play a role in the malfunction.

Miller said the resort’s investigation into what exactly caused the malfunction is ongoing.
“Reps from both the Colorado Passenger Tramway Safety Board and Leitner Poma, the manufacturer, are currently onsite conducting the investigation and helping with the repair,” she said.
She said all but two of the resort’s 23 lifts are running at this time. Aside from the gondola closure, the Eagle Wind lift hasn’t yet opened for the season.
“Guests can continue to access the rest of the mountain via the 21 other open lifts,” Miller said.
Sky-Hi News has also sent an inquiry to the Colorado Tramway Safety Board for an update on the ongoing investigation.

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