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Skiers Pulled From Gondolas After Tower Collapses

12 injured in accident at Canada's Whistler

By Sarah Quinn,  Newser Staff

Posted Dec 17, 2008 9:03 AM CST

(Newser) – Twelve people were injured and dozens more were stranded for hours after a gondola support tower collapsed yesterday at a British Columbia ski resort, the Vancouver Sun reports. A rep for the Whistler Blackcomb resort—which is sharing 2010 Winter Olympics duties with Vancouver—said...   Read full story »

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