A ski lift at a resort in Colorado cracked mid-day Saturday, leaving up to 174 skiers and snowboarders stranded for hours. The gondola lift at Winter Park Resort came to a halt when its system detected a crack shortly after noon,

WINTER PARK, Colo. (WKRC) - About 174 skiers and snowboarders were stranded for hours after a ski lift cracked mid-day Saturday. Winter Park Resort's Colorado Representative Jen Miller told the New York Post that the gondola lift came to a halt when its system detected a crack shortly after noon.

All guests trapped on the gondola were given a $10 voucher and two lift passes for this year or next, according to a Winter Park Resort spokesperson.

Ski patrollers at the Winter Park Resort used ropes to lower passengers stuck in gondola cabins dozens of feet to the ground