Chair Lift Rescue

my younger sisters view of a chair rescue
Whitefish Montana Chair 5

[@christophermatthews555]

Of all the chairs at Whitefish to be evacuated from, Chair 5 has to be the most treacherous.

[@69mag]

17,000 views and only 100 thumbs up?? Come on people! How friggin hard is it to give a thumbs up on a great video. Great rescue, nobody freakin out, just another day at the office for ski patrol..

[@aaronhaaland]

Wow!! What a brave little gal. Great work rescue crew.

[@vyn1xx]

Guy*

[@vyn1xx]

Girl*

[@Europets2]

@@vyn1xx i dont think u know what a gal is

[@marlenaasprey4653]

How old is little sister? She did so good.

[@NinaGiddings]

This is very reassuring, now I know that they actually have a solution to this! But I wonder why she was being rescued?

[@North_Cascade_Railfan]

Probably because the motor in the lift broke down!

[@susanneimobersteg5026]

Cool

[@markthompsoncpa]

I would want my skis off before getting off

[@a24-45]

Thanks for uploading this. what an awesome rescue from the ski patrol; but it wouldn't have worked without your sister's trust and willingness to take risks throughout the rescue. She was so calm and collected, doing exactly what she was asked, no sign of nerves, no hesitation, no questioning, what a trooper. I bet the whole family are very proud.

[@TH-ze7sh]

I've often wondered over the years what this would be like if it happened in a bad spot. It's awesome seeing that the ski patrollers knew exactly what they were doing in this instance. Well done!

[@robertplant9694]

That ski patroler is awesome

[@travisk5589]

Good thing it was cold as shit

[@jemand8462]

3:32 how the hell did they get to the rest of those chairs that are way up high ??

[@josephastier7421]

Kid got some toprope ice climbing in with his ski day.

[@josephastier7421]

4:10 Whoever is descending the line is having a fun day at work! There is some big air between those lower chairs and the ground.

[@stupidkid4831]

she was super brave

[@billc.8249]

Where was this at? Kind of looks like Sublette at JHMR.

[@stefansandreuter8244]

This is Whitefish Mountain Resort in Whitefish MT. I remember this happening - it was my second winter out here as an instructor. I'm now in a different role for WMR and found this video prepping for cable rider training I'm doing on Friday. You can see the next rescue team using the cable rider a couple chairs down from 3:52 through 5:45 ish. I'm super excited to get this training and be ready to assist in any future lift evacs!

[@EagleLogic]

@@stefansandreuter8244 What exactly happened? Did the chair lift break down and you guys had to get everyone down one at a time?

[@paulmichaud1246]

If the line is full ,your in for a long evac !!! 6 teams of 3 ,leap froging one another ! PRACTICE !

[@martywatts7274]

Can we get a backstory?

[@emilystark1740]

This was at whitefish mountain resort. There was a mechanical issue with the chair and we were stuck for about 4 hours and crews had to evacuate every chair

[@packbadge]

Wow that spot is really hairy! I get the shivers every time I go past that spot going up the lift.

[@slater1182]

What ski resort is this?

[@vcummins]

Whitefish i think

[@bethclark411]

Its whitefish mountain resort I remember being up the day that this happened

[@the_boss2194]

@@bethclark411 what exactly is happening in this video? What’s the backstory?

[@bethclark411]

@@the_boss2194 the day that this happened a really bad snow storm had hit and had stopped all the chairs that go to the summit of the mountain and the people that were on this chair when it was stopped were stranded above a cliff side so ski patrol had to do a chair rescue. I'm sorry that was so long

[@francoislepine4698]

@@bethclark411 Bottom line: Operations department fail.....they didn't clear the lift before the wind got above operational limits. When the Marketing department has more authority than the Operations/Safety department at a ski resort this is what happens.

[@davemis40]

Wow .. Ok .. now you’re down .. how do get off that terrain if you’re not capable of skiing or boarding down ?

[@francoislepine4698]

you walk down, Captain Obvious.

[@francoislepine4698]

RESCUE???? That ain't no rescue...it's a chairlift evacuation

[@Europets2]

Technically a rescue

[@francoislepine4698]

@@Europets2 yeah well.....rescue presumes injuries in my book....this is just a run of the mill EVAC after a lift breakdown or high wind shut-down (likely here)

[@Cholby217]

@@francoislepine4698 you don’t have to be injured to rescued moron. Look up the definition of rescue

[@francoislepine4698]

@@Cholby217 I did look it up. It's "an act of saving or being saved from danger or distress." I don't see any danger or distress here other than maybe hypothermia...but everybody involved is very well dressed for the weather. Contrast that to somebody standing on top of their submerged car in a rushing river....that's a "rescue" in my book. I've participated in a fair number of chair evacs...that shapes my opinion, I guess. Did calling me a moron make you feel better today? (???)