Man Documents Fallen Ski Chair While Stuck on Ski Lift
A man was stuck on a ski lift after a chair was “ripped” off the cable at a ski resort in Breckenridge, Colorado, on Thursday, December 22.
Video recorded by Thomas Jefferies shows a halted ski lift while a chair sits in the snow two rows in front of him.
“The chair literally ripped off the cable right before the wheelhouse with somebody on it,” Jefferies said. “I’m probably about to sit in this chair for 45 minutes to an hour,” he added.
Life-threatening wind chills were observed across the state’s northeast on Thursday, with Colorado suffering its coldest weather in 32 years. Credit: Thomas Jefferies via Storyful
Video Transcript
- So I hope you can hear me up on the chairlift right now, Super 8 Connect. Probably 80-something mile per hour gusts and two chairs in front of me. The chair literally ripped off the cable right before the wheelhouse, with somebody on it. You can see it sitting on the ground right there. This is freaking crazy.
So I'm probably about to sit on this chair for 45 minutes to an hour and freeze the [MUTED] while they get this figured out. It's going to be fun. I'll try to zoom in here on that down chair for you. Fun stuff. Have a good day, everyone. Wish us luck.
So I hope you can hear me up on the chairlift right now, Super 8 Connect. Probably 80-something mile per hour gusts and two chairs in front of me. The chair literally ripped off the cable right before the wheelhouse, with somebody on it. You can see it sitting on the ground right there. This is freaking crazy.
So I'm probably about to sit on this chair for 45 minutes to an hour and freeze the [MUTED] while they get this figured out. It's going to be fun. I'll try to zoom in here that down chair for you. Fun stuff. Have a good day, everyone. Wish us luck.
