An empty gondola fell from Copper Mountain’s new American Eagle lift this morning at around 11:00am. The gondola cabin detached from its cable resulting in a fall to the ground. It was reported that the gondola popped off the cable after it hit a piece of construction material.

The lift was not open to the public at the time of the accident and thankfully no one was hurt.

Copper Mountain is still planning to operate the lift this weekend, despite the incident.

Statement From Copper Mountain, CO: