Maine ski area: Lift was being shut when it failed
Wednesday, December 29, 2010 - 17:30
in Earth & Climate
CARRABASSETT VALLEY, Maine (AP) -- Ski area maintenance workers dispatched to realign a lift cable were unable to fix the problem and had restarted the lift in an attempt to off-load riders when the cable derailed, sending skiers plummeting 25 to 30 feet, the resort said Wednesday....