Park's gondola reopened after breaking over the weekend. The popular Colorado ski resort had to shut down the gondola on Saturday after a malfunction and the approximately 175 passengers on it had to evacuate the lifts by climbing down ropes.

Miller said the Colorado Passenger Tramway Safety Board carefully inspects ... Spread over an area of more than 3,000 acres, Winter Park Resort operates 23 lifts, including three high-speed six-packs, six high-speed quads and the 10-person gondola ...

Nearly 200 people were evacuated by rope from gondolas at Winter Park Resort on Saturday after a crack in a metal support structure halted the lift mid-air, stranding skiers and snowboarders for several hours. The gondola system detected “a significant malfunction” and automatically stopped at around 12:15 p.m., said resort spokesperson Jen Miller.