The bums are back and we are giddy! Why are we giddy, because we’re getting ready to go to Jackson Hole, Wyoming and we can’t stop talking about it!

According to WMUR 9, Forty-eight people were evacuated from two aerial trams at Cannon Mountain in Franconia, New Hamsphire after a suspected problem with the service brake caused the lift to grind to a screeching hault. Forty-one people were in the lower car, with seven in the top. The groups were mostly skiers, but a handful of sightseers were also on board, including an eight month old child.

Paula Tracy, a WMUR 9 reporter, was on the lower car. She said they felt a “severe jolt” before the tram stopped. She said everyone was very calm and that people did not panic, although “there was a little bit of screaming.

Passengers were lowered through the floor of the tram, no one was injured in the process. Cannon Mountain states that it thinks there was a severe problem with the service brake, which is the suspected culprit for this incident. The extreme cold streak in New England is not cited as a factor for the stall.

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Whistler Blackcomb announced during its quarterly report last week that the ski area would invest $8 million in the upcoming year, and now we have more details on the plans. On the heals of Whistler’s highest year-to-date skier visits ever, North America’s biggest ski area will upgrade ski and snowboard areas, restaurants, and much more.

The $8 million list of enhancements includes both winter and summer projects.