Blackcomb Excalibur gondola tower came off its moorings today around 2:30pm, stranding at least a dozen passengers inside several cars hovering over the mountain. The tower is now leaning quite heavily to one side.
At least six people are trapped inside the cabin closest to the base of the mountain. That car was hovering a few feet above the ground, and has now crashed down on top of a bus shelter in the resort town's village.
A second gondola, about 40 metres further up the mountain, also has people trapped inside. That car is sitting five metres above Fitzsimmons Creek, between Whistler and Blackcomb Mountains. The fire department is now using a long line ladder to try and reach the skiers and snowboarders left dangling in the gondolas.
Victim services are at the scene for the families that have relatives on the gondolas.
The cause of the accident is still unknown.
The funniest part of this hole ordeal was my friend and roomate Jordan McDonald sent in a photo by phone to CTV news and was called back asking him to to a live interview over the phone. To view the video go to www.ctvnews.com . He sounds like he is high like a f'ing kite.
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