Kid falls out of whistler ski lift. Quick thinking!!!

On peak express, a poor kid didn't get seated correctly and was about to fall! Luckily, the quick thinking of the lift operator stopped the lift and got 6 guys to save the child. Copyrighted by Christopher J. Sakai.

[@stephentrinkaus]

I am always blown away by how friendly and professional the employees are at Whistler. They always go the extra mile. This takes the cake though. Kudos to the lifties and others who took action. This could have ended really badly. Instead, this kid will have a great story to tell for the rest of his life.

[@lindenhay9972]

I know here atthe fernie alpine resort lifties are very kind

[@AlekNik1994]

He also got this video to back it up :)

[@cutthroat795]

That is literally part of their job to do that.

[@aaroncousins4750]

@@cutthroat795 she gonna find it insane when she finds out therapist listen and hear you out

[@bingolinging]

"When i was your age i fell out of a ski lift. Luckliy, i wasnt injured" "Oh. Ok" That story was so interesting 🤔

[@rebeccafry232]

This happened to me when I was 6 or 7. My brother in law held me by my snow suit until we reached the top of the lift.

[@prospirem]

Mine would have laughed, let me fall and would had the best day of his life :D

[@vaocl]

Good brother

[@charlesself6460]

@@prospirem cool.

[@jeronimocantucubello7754]

Oml what a Kindle brother

[@matthewabramson09]

yea but u cant do that on the peak chair here. it goes 100ft+

[@tildastead475]

Chris, thanks for the video, and to all of the lifetimes, THANK YOU. Hanging child is my son, very grateful for happy ending. Liz

[@joelstevens4430]

+Tilda Stead How did he happen to have no skis on? That made it a lot easier.

[@tomasantolingrant4171]

+Tilda Stead Hey I hope Tristan told all his friends at school. I was the Lifty :)

[@tomasantolingrant4171]

+Joel Stevens he kicked them off

[@chrissakai8869]

No problem!! Glad everything is ok

[@lizstead1627]

+Tomas Antolin Grant Thanks "lifty"!!!!!! He is busily sharing his exciting experience, and from the mom side, hoping he has learned a lesson about leaving the pole behind next time :)

[@helenscott9157]

Kudos to the peak chair lifties for stopping the lift in time and the WB staff! Kid is very lucky they stopped when they did- that's easily the only safe spot to be rescued on for all of the chair. Serves as a good reminder of the reasoning to respect why peak (among others) are for advanced and expert skiers and riders only.

[@tomasantolingrant4171]

Thanks 😉 come shred at whis

[@RedemptioINN]

Serves as a good reminder to use the safety bar*. While I've never been close to falling off a lift, it just doesn't make sense why you wouldn't use it. Same reason why more and more ppl are wearing helmets. It's just added protection at little cost (safety bar, zero cost)...always pissed me off that ski culture says fuck the safety bar like there is literally no negative to using it, only positive

[@thanksyoutubefortakingmyhandle]

@@RedemptioINN When we were teens we said fuck the safety bar. Now that we're almost 30 we say Fuck Yes to the safety bar haha my buddy and I just had a talk about that on a lift without the safety bar

[@josephpalasz5226]

@@RedemptioINN I nearly shit my pants on the peak chair every time. That bar is always down I have no shame

[@Nuttyirishman85]

There are green trails from the top of almost any mountain I’ve rode in New England. Peak lifts are definitely for beginners as well.

[@rakistangpinoy4745]

glad to hear the boy is okay. big thank you to all the nice people in this world :)

[@slipperyjim1497]

+rakistang pinoy Oh no, they still beat up the kid and stole his money.

[@Hi-xo1sr]

@@slipperyjim1497 ？

[@Glassgate]

​@@Hi-xo1sr if the joke flew over your head don't reply 🤣

[@Hi-xo1sr]

@@Glassgate Alright😅

[@jordanbarnes9510]

hey, just a random guy here. Great video. is it okay if I use this video to show to my cat? you will be credited. Thanks

[@TheAllDayGamerHD]

no thanks.

[@asultani123]

lol

[@jproductions6208]

+WhySoSalty

[@krystalriley10]

lol this just made me laugh out loud - 5 yrs later

[@BlazinRiver1]

@@krystalriley10 Me too 6 yrs later....LOL

[@MichaelFitzpatrick17]

Kudos to the crew for their quick thinking and action to save this boy!

[@highflyer4]

Hi Chris, I'm a personal trainer. If you could get me in contact with the people on lift who couldn't lift the small child back into the seat that would be great! They really need my help.

[@fatfuckgaming5541]

LOL

[@oldmaterizz4516]

@@fatfuckgaming5541 dude nice name

[@fatfuckgaming5541]

@@oldmaterizz4516 thank you

[@braydenser9544]

LMAO

[@80Mollusc]

fuckin A pretty funny comment but tbh I can understand why they didn't - they have no leverage, so they are basically just trying to pull up a dead weight with no counter balance. They could've tried to reach backwards to hold onto the chair, but the big gloves and wet/icy conditions could make even that hard to grab ahold of. Additionally, who knows how old the people in the chair were. A couple of 20 somethings should be able to pull the kid up, but grandma and grandpa? Not so much.

[@MikeHeller]

Couldn't they just pull the kid back up? Doesn't look that big.

[@MJdagoat1393]

not everyone is as strong as you

[@MikeHeller]

Well that is true.

[@kisslordorochimaru]

+Christian Gonzalez There were several people just sitting there,they could have worked together and helped him,instead of just sitting there.

[@vincentclement4705]

+Irish Candy They were hanging on to the kid. You have to understand that the chairs are not fixed or rigid. In trying to pull up the kid, the chair could slip back and then everyone falls off.

[@howtohockeytraining]

+Mike Heller I think that not being able to use the strength of their legs would make it pretty hard. With their legs dangling and the chair rocking they could only use their arm and core strength.

[@EveningStandard]

Hi Chris, would it be possible for us to use the video on The Evening Standard website with credit to your KZbin channel, please? Thanks, Marta

[@chrissakai8869]

+London Evening Standard no thanks

[@John-ww1jk]

+London Evening Standard YOU JUST GOT REGULATED!

[@Jake-jf7eo]

+Christopher Sakai twice

[@ItsCronify]

.

[@fasmal27]

Lmao are u trynna to earn some money Chris? Cuz u r not gonna get much from these news sources

[@tomasantolingrant4171]

Hey man im Tomas the Lifty. Thanks so much for the huge video! Hope you had a sick day on the slopes

[@tomasantolingrant4171]

+Mike Laanela I would love to but unfortunately I am currently at the top of peak chair workin so you'll have to ask my supervisor. Call the "Springs" employee office in Whistler and ask for Mike or Jeff.

[@ThandiFletcher]

+Tomas Antolin Grant Hi Tomas, I'm a reporter for Metro in Vancouver. I'd like to interview you about this. Please give me a call at your earliest convenience today at 604-648-3213. Thanks!

[@tomasantolingrant4171]

+Thandi Fletcher Hey Thandi I am unfortunately working today on peak chair. You'll have to call my supervisor at the Employee office " The Springs" and ask for Mike or Jeff.

[@Felix-vg4mv]

+Tomas Antolin Grant Hi Thomas i'm another shitty journalist from the journal go fuck yourself in North Pole I would like to know if you where available for an interview...

[@kiro7]

Hello Christopher - can we use your video on KIRO 7 News in Seattle? Thanks. Ed. Carlos /KIRO

[@chrissakai8869]

+KIRO 7 News yes as long as the video is credited to my KZbin channel

[@DonutUnderpants]

+Christopher Sakai True say.

[@mrt9546]

why weren't they strong enough to pull the kid back into the chair?

[@treychiri1607]

5 years late, but maybe they only had a grip on his clothing and didn't want to risk it coming off.

[@treychiri1607]

Tomas Antolin Grant 5 years ago I was the Lifty... The people are the chair were a bit older found this further in the comments

[@b12deficient24]

Because they weren't strong enough? What kind of dumbass question is this.

[@b12deficient24]

@@username8644 Of course they should be, but clearly they aren't. Yeah, I'm so naturally weak that I skate skiied 10km at 7am this morning.

[@KillerWhale806]

@@b12deficient24 we're all very impressed.

[@youngflungdung]

I see that this happened close to the base, but it makes me wonder: what the heck is going through people's minds when they dont put the bar down on ski lifts? I went to squaw valley recently and the squaw creek lift was so high that falling meant certain death, but no one puts the bar down. What if there's an earthquake? Or a bald eagle takes a dump on your face? Why do guys act confident about something they have only 90% control over?

[@nobodynobody2347]

+youngflungdung Ikr. I went to Alta once and literally everyone else on Supreme had the bar up and it was a good 40 foot drop. Alta didnt even HAVE BARS until 2010! Even their beginner detach didnt even have bars and at the end it was a good 50 foot drop.

[@howwey530]

cuz there are skiers, and there are gapers. i bet after.you rode your first chair at squaw after stepping out of the squaw creek resort that you didnt even think of getting on to red dog... 40ft is high? we stomp cliffs higher than that.

[@lentintarantino392]

damn in europe nearly in every resort its mandatory to put the lift bars down. in the us you can sue companies or ski resorts for everything but apparently not falling out of the lift?

[@xavesxerxes8372]

@@lentintarantino392 absolutely agree, but please study french now. Have a good day

[@Hello_there_obi]

It drives me nuts too. Same with seat belts. Its a stupid poser thing.

[@quillmaurer6563]

The big question - why couldn't they simply reverse the lift and get him off at the bottom? I'm 99% sure these lifts have that capability. I've even read that Doppelmayr DT lifts measure the grip (clamp holding chair to cable) force as the chair exits the terminal, if it is too low the lift will stop and reverse the bad chair into the terminal for inspection or removal, so reversing capability is mandatory for their design. Would require people get off backwards, but that's easier and much safer than this whole ordeal.

[@chrissakai8869]

Contest: whoever makes the funniest media joke wins a bottle of wine.

[@Free2PlayGamerNation]

Ooh! I have a funny media joke! KZbin's Fair Use Policy. #WTFU

[@ThatsEuphoric]

If I do, I don't think your aloud to 'react' to it...;) ;)

[@TheFlamingPike]

+Frisbee Trixx "aloud".

[@TenjiCS]

Your mother.

[@chrissakai8869]

+LostSinner good one!

[@sr20DETdrift]

the comments are killing me right now. tooooo funny

[@habibkhasawneh1487]

+sr20DETdrift random news peoples begging for his video to be used lol

[@mariesconeyisland]

+habib khasawneh No thanks.

[@sr20DETdrift]

+habib khasawneh I know It's hilarious. not to mention the funny fake ones asking for the vid.

[@ebhkkc1]

crazy, as if I were his Father, my fight or flight response would have signaled my sympathetic nervous system and pure adrenaline would hit me systemically! NO WAY in hell that I could not have lifted him back up into the chair!! Glad he is safe..

[@mctooch]

SERIOUSLY

[@MindlessTube]

The kid was facing the opposite direction for those wondering why they could not pull him in. If he was the other direction then it be more easy as they could pull him up into sitting position, and probably harder with gloves not getting enough grip. Not saying its impossible just much harder to do and be more dangerous to try.

[@nobodynobody2347]

The main problem is that if they pulled him up, the chair would rock back and forth and the kid might fall.

[@scottywilso]

Christopher clearly trying to milk his 15 seconds of fame for every last drop

[@DonutUnderpants]

+Scott Wilson :p

[@Yeshalot]

+Scott Wilson it's pretty good tho lol

[@604now]

Hi Christopher - Can we please use your video on 604 Now in Vancouver with credit back to your channel? Thanks!

[@cybercat29]

Scary thing to witness! I am so glad that little boy is okay.

[@chriswyatt9869]

You’re telling me 3 seemingly grown adults couldn’t lift one small child back up?

[@elligator21]

This also happened to me at Whistler when I was 9. Woke up in the snow with ski patrol staring at me, skis off and my mom screaming like I had died 😂. What is it with the Whistler ski lifts?

[@nemome5837]

"Now don't come back till you can behave yourself!"

[@jessbalzer3749]

Hi Christopher, I'm with CKNW 980 in Vancouver, can we use your video in our web story? Thanks!

[@Shotyonly]

+Jessica Fedigan dang I didn't know so many women worked in radio #no

[@judychen7074]

So glad to see the boy is ok. I noticed that there are no skis on the boy's boots when he hang over there. How did they remove the boy's skis before catching the boy? I'm very curious.

[@IMP3TIGO]

Good question. Maybe they got tangled at the start of the lift (which would explain why he was falling off the chair) and the operators didn't notice quick enough and he ended up going up a bit until they stopped the lift.

[@PetzMsbt]

Good to see that the kid had not been injured ! But i don´t understand why the operator did not le the lift run slowly in reverse, in the time the crew needs to pick up the blanket and reach the position underneath the chair it would be back in the station too.

[@themeparksrock]

Super late here, but im a lift operator and ski lifts don't go in reverse. If the lift starts going backwards then the emergency brake engages and the lift is down for a solid half hour at least, meaning everyone on the lift is stranded until they complete a full inspection. We don't have a button to press that just makes the lift go backwards. If the lifties could have they would have but its not possible.

[@mtadams2009]

I think they are using the pad from around the lift tower. Which is a great idea. Great job everyone involved. Thanks

[@francoislepine4698]

Nope....every chairlift load station has "the net"...(or should have)....if it's a sunny day it might even be deployed on the snow inside the uphill fencing at the ready

[@mtadams2009]

@@francoislepine4698 Great to know, thanks

[@dankbeluga9636]

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[@creativegamer3920]

+Shockwave Seems legit.

[@aeolhcia]

+Shockwave no thanks

[@joshuapogue7933]

Galaxy Gaming best comment ever

[@arzona1961]

How do you fall out of a ski lift???

[@joshwalkowicz]

Insanely surprised there wasn’t some ski dad sitting next to this >12 year old kid who could have just curled him back onto the lift like a mid day single rep work out.

[@pluto8404]

i love how everyone started cheering when he fell before knowing he survived.

[@IMP3TIGO]

@@pluto8404 you cannot die from a fall from 10 feet onto a net unless you land on your head or neck and snap it, which he clearly didn't.

[@matyAnonymuS]

@@pluto8404 They were happy the lift was about to start moving again...

[@EarthMonkey]

I'm confused, 2 people were holding him why not just pull him up into the seat? Surely the strength of 2 people can lift this kid up no?

[@nobodynobody2347]

*Chair starts rocking* *Kid falls off*

[@GummiBearzchan]

The guy counting to 3 sounds a lot like the guy from the snowboardprocamp KZbin channel.... and I think he boards in whistler.....

[@audreycoachdevie.magnétiseuse]

It makes me cry i used to be ski instructor glad he is safe ❤

[@MonthlyFailsVideoResearch]

Hey Chris Sakai, do you have an email address at which we could contact you regarding this video? We would be interested to discuss a license to use this video if this is generally possible? (i.e. via email) 🙂 Cheers, Felix

[@someoneelsewhere9519]

because having seatbelts on these things would be too hard

[@quillmaurer6563]

It has a safety bar, but that's only useful once the person is properly seated on the lift - though also pretty unnecessary in such case as I don't think you could accidentally fall out of one of those chairs once sitting on it. This kid didn't board correctly, was never securely on the seat in the first place, was already falling off before the bar could have helped.

[@thewirah1]

Lift operators don't get enough credit.

[@andersledell8643]

I'm confused why the kid wasn't wearing skis... Does anyone have an idea what could have happened to their gear?

[@lordpunriq]

"Oh, Hey.... they should just pull him up..." He's wearing thick clothing idiots... he would slip out of it. They also have no leverage, they're all sitting down... its not like he's hanging off a cliff and you're pulling him up...

[@J-jizzy_]

Doesn't matter if they didn't have leverage, there were two adults holding onto a god damn kid, could have pulled him up

[@mizzou19]

+James Taschereau Ski lifts rock back and forth, so there's a chance everyone could have fallen out if they pulled him up

[@evanchevrier90]

Christopher, can the Today show use your video on all its platforms?Thanks, Evan Chevrier

[@chrissakai8869]

+Evan Chevrier yes as long as the video is credited to my KZbin channel

[@mitchellhayes7594]

OMG. The kid was 20 feet from the ground.

[@alexandriagreco7882]

Hello-- Alexandria here from CBS News--National. Can we use this video? Will credit! Thanks

[@chrissakai8869]

+Alexandria Greco yes as long as the video is credited to my KZbin channel

[@sedaguyer3535]

I don't understand why the people on the lift couldn't just pull him up and you continue to the top??????

[@mizzou19]

+Armed Society Seda is one of those people who don't know what they're talking about but enjoying saying something anyways

[@nemome5837]

The people on the lift were busy making a video of the incident and streaming it.

[@aeolhcia]

hi Christopher i'm Nero, an i was wondering if you know the location of ambassador Spock?

[@traildoggy]

I was approaching the lift at Loveland and right out of the lift about 12 or 15 feet high I saw a kid just lean forward and deliberately tumble off the lift into very deep powder. His mother completely freaked of course, but he was laughing the whole time he fell and still laughing when he was buried in pow. It was amazing to see it happen right in front of me.

[@twnproduction363]

Hi Chris -My name is Tricia I'm a producer at The Weather Network. I was hoping that you could give us permission to use this video on our network. We would credit you for the footage. I'm so glad everything turned out alright! My heart would have been beating like crazy!

[@MrDOPEBOii19]

No thanks

[@michael2351]

I feel like they could've pulled him up 0_o

[@OneHundredTwenty]

That’s what I’m saying, I’m imagining they had slick gloves on, I can hear what sounds like water dripping so likely hands were moist and the parents were stressed af. Crazy your comment waited here for 6 years only for me to comment on it lol

[@Jeremyjenvenne]

I love the cheer for the kid!

[@ektwizz8989]

This happened to me when I was little and my dad just pulled me back onto the chair.

[@ihatewokeliberals]

bro going up peak is so scary. i can never look down

[@georgethecamel689]

hey I'm just an average camel and i wanted to show this vid to my friends... could i have permission to use it?

[@odawgmurph]

everyone is cheering so the lift can keep going

[@daysbyemma]

So many news reporters ... Lol can I get permission to look at the video lool you will be credited!

[@aaronlaird5136]

Why the hell would anyone unlike this? To quote The Doors, "People are Strange".

[@user49274]

bro said "hooray"

[@Partario]

How come there are so many online news portals requesting for the rights for this video? Since when is this so commonly seen under viral videos?

[@Partario]

I see. Maybe that's becoming a new meme soon.

[@ThickUP]

+Zoey It's pb because Whistler is a highly rated ski resort.

[@daviddavid9837]

Little miracles around us every day of our lives.

[@theom371]

Plot twist: the kid broke his back

[@hereisyourmusic30]

Why those 3 guys didn't lift him back up? 🤔😕🙄

[@HotKooks]

You stay with patrol sweetie. Daddy's gonna have a pow day!

[@esquire9445]

Why can't the ski lift just go in reverse?

[@ducebigalow8834]

I agree, why couldn't he have been pulled back up? Who ever was holding onto him held him for some time. However, I am happy the child didn't get hurt.

[@becausemayb]

bro i was sitting here for like a good minute goin like "when he gonna fall" until i realized somehow i paused the video wtf im going crazy

[@MartianMoon]

How could 2 adults not lift up a little kid???

[@vbsara]

Maybe run the lift backwards for some meters? Is that not possible? Anyway, well done!

[@PaticusMD]

that kid is so grounded

[@rickyhsu146]

Ahhahah thats funny he is "grounded" because he fell to the ground! Ahahhahaha

[@PlatyPro12]

+Ricky Hsu Very "punny" ;)

[@vojtechpilar5809]

Makes me wonder - the lift really can't backup a little bit?

[@Subash0069]

Why didn't Olivia from Telegraph send a private message. But then again we would have missed out on all these epic comments.

[@choolain]

Hi Christopher, please may independent.co.uk use this video on our site? We will of course credit you and your KZbin channel. Thanks, Charlie

[@Shotyonly]

+Charlie Atkin bruh how about no!?

[@dandavid2027]

Do these things not go in reverse? How can this guy hold up someone, but unable to pull em up with someone else on lift?

[@quillmaurer6563]

I was wondering that - usually lifts can reverse for situations like this. In fact I've even read that the Doppelmayr DT type lifts (which this is) only measure grip (clamp that hold chair to cable) force as the chair is exiting the terminal, if it's too low the chair will be reversed into the terminal for inspection or removal, so reversing capability is mandatory.

[@saltyleaf6002]

ive been on this lift a million times, the drop is low enough that if you jump you could land it and ski back down

[@DanielYusim]

It's a little kid, though, he was probably freaked-out, and if he freaks out and doesn't land well, he can still get hurt.

[@aaroncousins4750]

Didnt even look like he had skis on so think he would find that difficult

[@ol5868]

okay I'm done skiing for this year

[@Dark-pu3yd]

Anyone else notice the skier in the top right just disappear at the end of the video?

[@Rednesswahn]

The media isn't able to learn from their competitors, is it?

[@adoptedfather7961]

Queenstown New Zealand?

[@justsurfinwilldo1506]

Shame he didn't bounce back up and land back in the ski lift like a pro🤙😂 😎

[@sovietplatypus2522]

*guy in the background disappears in celebration*

[@randomrazr]

how did this kid end up in a position like that in the first place.

[@rickyhsu146]

Its cuz when the get on some ppl are too short and dont sit on properly and they slip

[@sassybenito1425]

Probably slipped out of the bench

[@myeverydaylife9919]

He tried to grab his pole

[@SG55552]

“Life could be a dream Life could be a dream”

[@karzy111]

Was that Harry Potter yelling "Hooray" at the end?

[@unaninanine3743]

They counted to 3 and the daft parents still didn't let go.

[@purpledonkey6450]

1:01 'Skier in the background' *Disappears when he realizes they aren't cheering for him.

[@mctooch]

I could have lifted that boy back onto the chair with arm, dipped him back down again... done a few reps of this... then placed him safely back on his chair and I think basically anyone capable of skiing could as well. I don't understand what happened.

[@Catcrumbs]

How come each and every dingus in shot is too smart to pull the safety bar down?

[@Foxil0ve]

how tf can this even happen?!?!?!?!

[@zitscx886]

wouldn't the snow act like an cushion?

[@douseewhatisee2012]

Kid holding him was only 7 years old, thats why he couldn't pull him up crazy!!!

[@tims.2834]

snow was deep enough for a soft landing. the kid probably gets more air than that daily

[@migmardolma5076]

that was going great until the fall. kid definitely had a concussion

[@clax5612]

He never hit anything solid, so no concussion. Whiplash, maybe.

[@王珊-l1b]

Once I fell off a lift in Snoqualmie (in 2018)!

[@damonm3]

Couldn’t lift a 50lb kid up? What am I missing?

[@tjmurray1132]

If your happy and you know it clap your hands

[@Kohohockey66]

Made my day! Awesome people out there!

[@stevocanuck]

I would jump down no problem. Its snow!

[@NinjaElephant]

I never understood why they don’t lower safety bars in America where everything else is regulated. I have been skiing in Austria for over 35 years and never even once saw a lift without the bar lowered. Especially when riding with kids, I mean come on guys, how lazy can one be?

[@Rouzmary]

Kid got lucky he fell where people could catch him/her, if it was higher above the rocks...

[@user-fo2oi6yc6s]

He waited to jump until he was literally sliding out of His coat

[@bobcromo3279]

I didn't see any "quick thinking," it seemed pretty practical and wasn't spontaneous just effective. Quick thinking would have been the people on the lift snatching the kid in midair.

[@ronnieroo227]

Why couldn't two adults pull a child back up? If that was my child l would get him up on my own.