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VANCOUVER — More than 300 people spent a night at the top of Grouse Mountain after high winds shut down the SkyRide gondola on Saturday.

The last run down the hill happened at about 11:30 p.m., and trips weren’t possible again until 5:30 a.m. Sunday, according to Grouse spokeswoman Julia Grant.

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“We were experiencing extremely high winds — over 100 km/h — and it wasn’t safe to operate the tram,” she said.

But staff members did their best to keep everyone in good spirits, handing out blankets and playing Christmas movies for the stranded visitors.

“They were having pizza and macaroni and cheese and hot chocolate,” Grant said.

“Everyone was in pretty good spirits. It was sort of a sleepover on the mountain.”

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The tram was operating normally on Sunday, while another storm began lashing B.C.’s south coast.