An 8-year-old girl was injured when she fell from the Big Blue chairlift at Squaw Valley ski resort, CA on Saturday at 3:30pm.
“Upon arrival at the scene, patrollers administered emergency medical care to an 8-year-old female skier from Los Gatos, Calif., who was conscious. The skier was wearing a helmet at the time of her injury; however, the restraint bar on the chair had not been used at any point during the lift ride.” – Squaw Valley statement
The girl was transported via CareFlight to Renown Medical Center in Reno, NV. The girl’s injuries are being reported to be non-life threatening.
It isn’t yet clear how the girl fell from the chairlift nor how high she fell from.
Big Blue Express is a detachable six-pack chairlift on Squaw Valley’s upper mountain that is rated for intermediate skiers and riders.
An 11-year-old boy fell 30-feet from a chairlift on Saturday in New Hampshire.
Lets all be very mindful of children when riding chairlifts this winter. Bar down with kids on the chair, everytime.
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Lets not forget the chair that fell at Heavenly on Monday…
What’s an appropriate age to let a kid who skis a lot ride on the chairlift on his own?
I thought lifties were to put the bar down for kids?
Best wishes for a speedy recovery.
“BAR DOWN”