Sixty-four passengers were evacuated from a chairlift at Cannon Mountain, New Hampshire, Wednesday after a mechanical error, according to news reports and a press statement shared by the ski area. A bolt affixed to the power take-off (PTO) shaft failed on the Peabody Express Quad lift at approximately 10:13 a.

More than 60 passengers were evacuated using rope after a ski lift malfunctioned at Cannon Mountain in New Hampshire Wednesday morning, officials said. Cannon Mountain, a state-run ski area in Franconia Notch State Park,

Skiers skiing under the tram at Cannon Mountain in New Hampshire. The Associated Press reports the Wednesday, Feb. 5 Cannon Mountain evacuation comes just four days after a chair detached and fell at a nearby resort. It took two hours to use a rope to lower 64 passengers from the Peabody Express.