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About 100 skiers are stranded after the chairlift at a resort north of Gatineau, Que., broke down.
This photo tweeted by @dbiffster shows skiers at Mont Ste. Marie ski resort in western Quebec on Jan. 3, 2015, the same day the chairlift broke down. (Photo tweeted by @dbiffster)
The lift at Mont Ste. Marie ski shut down at about 11:45 a.m. ET Saturday for reasons not yet known, officials said.
Staff members were in the process of rescuing skiers from the lift Saturday afternoon, officials said, but there are concerns the skiers could develop hypothermia as the temperature remains below zero in western Quebec.
Snow also began to fall while the skiers, including families with children, were stuck on the lift.
Staff members have prepared rooms at the ski lodge to accommodate those who are pulled from the lifts, officials added.
Mont Ste. Marie is run by the same company that runs the nearby Camp Fortune ski resort in Chelsea, Que.
It sits about 100 kilometres north of Ottawa.
