A quad chair indifferent mid-line on Attitash’s Flying Bear carry this afternoon, injuring one individual. A photograph posted to the Ski the East Fb web page confirmed the chair and skier fell round tower 6 and he was acutely aware earlier than being taken down the mountain in a toboggan. A Carroll County scanner alerts Fb web page reported the 49 yr outdated male was transported by ambulance with a decrease again damage. Attitash’s carry standing web page confirmed the carry closed for the day. In a late afternoon assertion, Attitash Basic Supervisor Brandon Swartz stated “We are able to affirm an incident occurred on our Flying Bear chairlift right this moment, Sunday, February 2, 2025. The security of our company is our high precedence, and we’re investigating the incident.” Attitash acknowledged one affected person was transported to Memorial Hospital in Conway.
Flying Bear is a Doppelmayr removable quad constructed in 1995 and options DT-104 mannequin grips. It runs practically a mile with 82 chairs and 17 towers. In early December, Vail introduced Attitash would share one common supervisor and an operations supervisor with Wildcat, a sister resort positioned 17 miles away which traditionally had its personal GM. Attitash has been trying to rent skilled carry mechanic(s) since at the least early January.
That is the most recent mishap in a tough season for Vail Resorts. On December twenty third, 5 individuals have been hospitalized when two chairs collided at Heavenly. 4 days later, the Park Metropolis ski patrol went on strike, inflicting main disruptions there over the vacations. Patrollers returned to work 12 days later and Vail provided company 50 % credit for subsequent season as an apology. Extra lately, numerous lifts have suffered prolonged down time at Whistler Blackcomb, Wildcat, Seven Springs, Mount Snow, Keystone and Park Metropolis.
