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☆ 5 people hurt after chairlift collision at Lake Tahoe ski resort
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-24 | by ( Minyvonne Burke | Minyvonne Burke Is A Senior Breaking News Reporter For Nbc News. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +1 min

Five people were injured Monday when two chairs on a lift collided at Heavenly Mountain ski resort in Lake Tahoe, local media reported. The accident happened days after 174 people were stranded in their gondolas for hours at the Winter Park Resort in Colorado. One witness told NBC Bay Area they saw one of the chairs at Heavenly slide backward and crash into the chair behind it. On Saturday, the chairlift system at Winter Park Resort in Colorado stopped just after noon when it detected a malfunction. Riders had to wait hours before Winter Park Ski Patrol brought them down individually.

Persons: Heidi Schmitt, Taylor Scotland, that's Organizations: Comet, NBC, NBC Bay Area, Douglas Fire Protection, Patrol, NBC News, Ski Patrol, Colorado Tramway Safety Locations: Lake Tahoe, NBC Bay, Colorado, Reno , Nevada, Denver

After hours of sitting stranded in their gondolas due to a broken ski lift, 174 people were brought down by rope rescues at a Colorado resort on Saturday. The chairlift system automatically stopped just after noon when it detected a malfunction, according to Winter Park Resort. Riders who were stuck in the gondolas were brought down individually by Winter Park Ski Patrol. Winter Park Ski Patrol during a rope rescue on Saturday. The ski patrol team helped instruct her on how to rappel down from the lift, she said.

Persons: Derek Petrie, Taylor Scotland, Alexey Dmitriev, Dmitriev Organizations: Riders, Winter, NBC News, Colorado Tramway Locations: Colorado

☆ Loyalty at work no longer pays — and it's employers who are to blame
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-31 | by ( Steven Piluso | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

I got an early impression of what company loyalty was supposed to beAfter college graduation at age 22, I got my first job at an advertising agency. And you didn't worry about jumping around for money; if you took care of the company, they'd take care of you and your family." AdvertisementHe gave them 40+ years of his life, and in return they took great care of him. The broken loyalty contract between employers and workers can be repairedIs loyalty a dated and dead concept? In fact, the shift in values from Gen-X to millennials and Gen-Z creates a great opportunity to ignite loyalty.

Persons: —, I've, I'd, He'd, who'd, Gen X, Steven Piluso Organizations: Service, Business, Fortune Locations: Nantucket, Vermont

☆ Gulmarg: Snow has returned to Asia’s highest ski resort. Here’s what visitors going there now can expect
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-20 | by ( Ramaa Reddy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

CNN —In early January, anyone who visited the ski resort village of Gulmarg in Indian-administered Kashmir with hopes of actually skiing was out of luck. A severe snow shortage, blamed on dry weather, threatened to derail the entire winter season, leaving both travelers and tourism operators disappointed. Regardless of whether you’re a full-time athlete or someone who enjoys skiing and snowboarding for fun, Gulmarg offers a winter experience like no other. Today, travelers headed for Asia’s highest ski resort can enjoy over 1,330 vertical meters (4,363 feet) of skiable terrain, with lifts offering access to four separate skiing zones on Mount Apharwat. Many of those visitors don’t ski but just ride up the gondola to play in the snow and take in the views at the top.

Persons: Mukhtar Ahmad, Nanga Parbat, ”, Brian Newman, Newman, “, ” Mehmood Ahmad Lone, –, nans, Kababs, Rogan Josh, Kati, It’s, Mount Apharwat, Colonel Mirza Zahid Baig, Gulmarg, Javedh Ahmad Reshi Organizations: CNN, El, El Nino, Adventure, Hindustan Times, Newman’s, US Department of State, Warfare, USA Locations: Gulmarg, Kashmir, India, Mount Apharwat, British, Apharwat, Nanga, Colorado, Europe, North America, Pakistan, Khyber, Highland, Hilltop, Kashmir’s, Srinagar, Mount

COOKE CITY, Mont. They say their work has helped keep deaths from spiking despite more skiers, snowboarders and snowmobilers pushing the limits on remote mountainsides. Cooke City is thronged with tourists by the thousands in summer, when it’s a bustling gateway to Yellowstone National Park. After it snows — and here storms are often measured by the foot — snowmobilers and skiers pack the few hotels and inns. On Saturdays at a backcountry warming hut used by snowmobilers, avalanche educators give basic rescue lessons including how to use avalanche beacons — transmitters that send a signal rescuers can use to find victims.

Persons: COOKE, Wesley Mlaskoch, Mlaskoch, “, ” Mlaskoch, Doug Chabot, it’s, ”, Chabot, “ It’s, he’s, Chabot snowmobiled, Cooke, Kay Whittle, Bill, Shannon Abelseth Organizations: Gallatin National Forest Avalanche Center, Avalanche, Cooke, U.S, Experts, U.S ., Antlers Locations: Mont, Montana, , Minnesota, Gallatin, Idaho , Colorado, Wyoming, Cooke City , Montana, Cooke City, Cooke, Yellowstone

KILLINGTON, Vt. (AP) — Twenty-three skiers and snowboarders had to be rescued in frigid temperatures on Saturday after becoming lost in the backcountry in Killington, Vermont, police said. The group of skiers and snowboarders, which included about six juveniles, warmed up in the Killington Fire Department's heavy rescue truck and search and rescue members' vehicles while they waited for their rides. Then another call came for two more lost skiers. Six rescuers went back into the woods, found them and walked them out to safety at around 7:30 p.m., police said. Among those joining the rescue were Killington Search and Rescue, Killington Fire and Rescue and the Killington Resort Ski Patrol.

Organizations: Facebook Locations: Killington , Vermont

☆ I made a multigenerational group of friends — from Gen Zers to Boomers — doing ski patrol
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-05 | by ( Melissa Hart | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

I ended up joining Backcountry Ski Patrol and making an intergenerational group of friends. Two years ago, when the dank Willamette Valley winters threatened to bury me in seasonal affective disorder, I begged Julie to teach me to cross-country ski. In the mountains near my house, I discovered not only bluebird skies above snowy slopes, but a group of multigenerational friends who inspired me to join Backcountry Ski Patrol. The members of our patrol in the Willamette National Forest span four generations, from Gen Zers to Boomers. Some of us cross-country ski.

Persons: Zers, —, Julie, she's, Gen Zers, who'd, who've, Julie Polhemus, I've Organizations: Ski, Boomers, Service, Volunteers, First Locations: Los Angeles, Oregon, Willamette

☆ My avalanche dog and I protect skiers at a Utah Resort. It's a dream job — here's what it's like.
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-20 | by ( Molly O'Brien | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Tracy Christensen, 55, is an assistant patrol director at Sundance Mountain Resort in Utah. He's worked there for 31 years and has been a dog handler for 20. A "Level A" avalanche dog has to retest to stay certified at this level every other year and maintain this certification for their entire career. I named my first avalanche dog at Sundance "Mick." My dog is a people magnet, but whether you can pet an avalanche dog depends on the situationApproach the handler first, and ask them for permission.

☆ Apple is reportedly talking with emergency call centers amid complaints that skiers' iPhones and Apple Watches keep triggering 911 calls
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-17 | by ( Britney Nguyen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Apple is reportedly talking with 911 call centers dealing with an increase in accidental calls. Some automated calls are coming from skiers with iPhone and Watches with the new crash-detection feature. The accidental automated 911 calls are coming from skiers who have newer Apple devices with its crash-detection feature. In Greene County in upstate New York, accidental 911 calls increased by 22% from December 2021 to last December, New York Post reported. Neither Greene County's 911 Center nor Carbon County's Communication Center immediately responded to Insider's request for comment.

☆ 1 snowmobiler killed, 1 missing in Colorado avalanche
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-08 | by ( Dennis Romero | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

A 58-year-old man was killed and another man is missing after they were struck by an avalanche in the north-central Rocky Mountains on Saturday, authorities in Colorado said. The missing man did not have an avalanche transceiver, the avalanche center said. There have been three deaths in Colorado avalanches since Dec. 26, according to avalanche center data, two of which have been in Grand County. “We encourage those recreating in our backcountry to regularly monitor the conditions and follow the advice of our avalanche professionals at Colorado Avalanche Information Center,” county Sheriff Brett Schroetlin said in a statement. Of the 20 people caught in avalanches during the 2021-22 season, seven people died, according to the avalanche center.

A 29-year-old Utah man died Monday after a fallen tree damaged the chairlift at the Park City ski resort where he worked. The man fell from the lift chair into a ravine of deep snow, the Summit County Sheriff's Office said in a news release Monday. An aerial view of the chair lift accident scene at Park City Mountain in Utah, on Monday. Deirdra Walsh, vice president of Park City Mountain Resort, confirmed in a statement that the man was an employee at the resort. “The Park City Mountain team — as well as the entire Vail Resorts team — extend our deepest sympathy and support to the family and friends of our team member,” Walsh said.

A 37-year-old skier was found dead at a Salt Lake City resort Tuesday morning, the day after he was reported missing. He had injuries that indicated impact when he was found, Solitude Mountain Resort said in a statement Tuesday. When he failed to show up Monday at a pre-determined meeting place, Solitude Mountain Resort Ski Patrol was alerted and officials launched search-and-rescue efforts that went into the night, the resort said. A winter storm has brought heavy snowfall in Utah in the past 48 hours. Solitude Mountain Resort got about 13 inches of snow Monday night, according to its snowfall chart.

☆ 911 dispatchers say skiers are accidentally setting off Apple's new crash-detection technology without realizing, triggering emergency calls
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-01 | by ( Britney Nguyen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Emergency dispatchers in a Utah county told local news that they're seeing more accidental 911 calls from skiers. Dispatchers told KSL.com the calls are from Apple devices with a new crash-detection feature. Apple's crash-detection technology sends users a message with an alarm sound if it detects a crash. Even with accidental triggering of the technology, the report highlights that dispatchers still view the crash-detection technology as a positive, and recommend people keep it turned on. The crash-detection feature has also set off accidental 911 calls for users who were riding roller coasters, The Wall Street Journal reported in October.

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