Yesterday, my friend’s family faced an extremely dangerous situation at Park City Mountain. Between 10:10 and 10:30 a.m. on Jan. 6, they were taking the Orange Bubble Express lift on the Canyons side. The group included two parents, a 9-year-old girl, and a 6-year-old child. While loading, the 9 year old didn’t manage to sit properly on the lift chair. Despite the parents’ immediate shouts to stop the lift, no staff responded. Shockingly, there was only one employee at the loading area, and they failed to notice the situation. The lift continued moving, forcing the mother to hold onto her daughter’s arm to prevent her from falling, while the father, seated farther away, tried desperately to assist. The girl was left hanging in the air for approximately five minutes, suspended hundreds of feet above the ground, before they managed to get her back to safety near the mid-station. This was a horrifying and life-threatening incident.The lift was obviously short in staffing to be monitored safely. Why wasn’t the loading area monitored properly, and why was there no patrol present on such a critical lift? Is this due to staff shortages caused by the patrol strike? Your negligence is putting lives at risk, and this incident is a direct result of poor management and lack of safety protocols.My friend’s family is in a huge trauma caused by this event and the little girl is deeply scared. Park City Mountain must take responsibility for this unacceptable and potentially life-ending failure. Ying WangNaperville, IllinoisThe post Lift scare appeared first on Park Record.