80 Passengers Rescued From Stalled Aspen Chair Lift

ASPEN, Colo. (CBS4) – An estimated 80 passengers had to be rescued from the Tiehack Express chair lift at Aspen on Wednesday.
The high-speed, four-person lift on Buttermilk Mountain stopped working at approximately 11 a.m. due to a mechanical issue.
The Aspen Times reports that it is the third consecutive ski season in which a mechanical issue disabled a chairlift at Aspen Skiing Co. during the busy holiday season.
Nearly two dozen ski patrollers began rescuing the lift’s passen