FRANCONIA, N.H. (AP) — More than 60 passengers were successfully evacuated from a New Hampshire ski lift after a mechanical failure that came just four days after a chair at a different resort ...

The ski lift stalls, and then the backup engine doesn’t work. When that happens, Plan C involves ropes, the ski patrol and lots of inconvenienced skiers, according to those involved in the New ...

South Bristol, N.Y. ― Bristol Mountain ski resort in Ontario County had a mechanical failure on a ski lift Saturday night that led to the evacuation of skiers stuck in the chairs using ropes. The ...

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. Big Sky Resort has installed a new portable lift, providing skiers and riders an easier option ...

The workers who build and maintain ski lifts need a steady head for heights (Credit: 3 Zinnen/Christian Tschurtschenthaler) Cable cars have transformed life in the Alps and around the world. But when ...

NEWRY, Maine (WMTW) - More than 200 people were evacuated by rope after the Aurora Quad ski lift at Sunday River malfunctioned Thursday morning. Resort officials tell Maine’s Total Coverage that the ...

Dutch heavy-lift technology specialist Huisman has launched Rope Vision, an automated visual inspection tool aimed at improving the reliability, safety and lifespan of crane wire ropes used in heavy ...

Cable cars have transformed life in the Alps and around the world. But when operating at high altitudes, often in extreme conditions, what does it take to keep them safe? It's late December and I am ...