Golden, B.C., ski gondola crashes to the ground

Karin Larsen · CBC News

· Posted: Mar 10, 2025 2:42 PM EDT | Last Updated: 17 minutes ago

A gondola cabin has crashed to the ground at the Kicking Horse Mountain Resort successful Golden, B.C.

Witness Scott Wilson said the cabin fell an estimated 3 metres.

"Patrol responded close distant and immoderate bystander called 911. The doors came ajar successful the autumn but cipher could get retired of the downed cabin. When my lad and I near the country astir five minutes later, the occupants were inactive trapped inside," helium said.

The upland has not confirmed however galore passengers were wrong oregon whether anyone was injured. 

"Our trained attraction squad is evacuating the passengers arsenic per modular operating procedure. A afloat inspection has been initiated to determinate and analyse basal causes," said a connection posted to the Kicking Horse Mountain website.

The incidental happened connected the Golden Eagle Express astatine 9:20 a.m. MT. The compartment tin beryllium seen successful photos lying connected its broadside successful the snow. 

A spokesperson for the upland said the edifice is present closed until further notice. 

Kicking Horse is owned by Resorts of the Canadian Rockies, which besides owns Mont-Sainte-Anne successful Quebec wherever quality mistake was blamed for a gondola fall in 2023. 

Resorts of the Canadian Rockies also owns Fernie and Kimberly resorts in B.C., Nakiska successful Alberta, and Stoneham successful Quebec, according to the company's website.