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BANFF, Alta. — About 100 skiers and snowboarders at ski hill near Banff had to rescued from a chairlift that broke down over the weekend.

Sunshine Village says on its Facebook page the Goat’s Eye ski lift was evacuated on Sunday due to a failure of the main gearbox.

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Skiers who were stranded in their seats were lowered to safety using ropes.