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.
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!
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..
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!
@@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
@@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.
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
@@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)
@@chrishumbert8696 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? (???)
