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The latest Utah news from Monday morning, Dec. 27, 2021

The breakdown happened on the Carpenter Express chairlift at 2:38 p.m., according to the resort. Deer Valley decided a short while later to remove the guests from the lift after crews were unable to repair the problem. All the skiers were evacuated by 5:20 p.m.

PARK CITY, Utah (AP) — Officials said 167 skiers were stranded for several hours before being rescued from a broken ski lift at Deer Valley Resort in Park City, Utah. Officials said the Carpenter Express chairlift experienced a mechanical failure around 2:38 p.m.

Photo by Tom Kelly Remember the days where you skied from first lift to close? Your legs would be burning and your mind racing. Being truly blessed as locals with two world-class resorts at our ski tips, it’s a little easier these days. When I was working, I would take lunch breaks running laps on Mountaineer Express for an hour, then head back to the office. Today, I have a bit more luxury to explore the mountain. So, with a bit of flexibility, I wondered just how much mountain I could cover...

Tanzi Propst/Park Record Belinda McConnell, left, and her husband Mike McConnell ski together down Lost Boulder, a blue run off of Flagstaff Mountain at Deer Valley Resort, on Thursday, Jan. 14, 2021. Tanzi Propst/Park Record Clayton Peak is seen in the distance behind Belinda and Mike McConnell as they pose for a photo near the top of Homeward Bound, a green run at Deer Valley Resort, on Thursday, Jan. 14, 2021. Tanzi Propst/Park Record Belinda McConnell, left, and her husband Mike McConnell s...

Courtesy of Tom Kelly In today’s world, it’s a bit lonely riding chairlifts. One of my great joys as a local is sharing a 5-minute ride with strangers who share my own passion and have chosen to visit our town’s resorts. It’s an opportunity to meet fascinating people and to share some community pride. That will come back in time. So, for today, we are left with that chairlift time to conjure up memories on our own. It was a stormy day last week as I rode silently up Carpenter Express at...