Park's gondola reopened after breaking over the weekend. The popular Colorado ski resort had to shut down the gondola on Saturday after a malfunction and the approximately 175 passengers on it had to evacuate the lifts by climbing down ropes.

Park Resort ski patroller assists riders after a malfunction with the resort's gondola forced an evacuation on Saturday, Dec. 21, 2024.

Nearly 200 people were evacuated by rope from gondolas at Winter Park Resort on Saturday after a crack in a metal support structure halted the lift mid-air, stranding skiers and snowboarders for several hours. The gondola system detected “a significant malfunction” and automatically stopped at around 12:15 p.m., said resort spokesperson Jen Miller.