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More than 100 people were evacuated from a chairlift at Pats Peak Ski Area in Henniker, New Hampshire on Monday.

Resortgoers at Pats Peak were left dangling in the air for about 90 minutes before all being safely evacuated, officials said.

It was really safe." The statement from the ski area said that "our staff is highly trained in lift evacuations." The New Hampshire State Fire Marshal's Office and the Passenger Tramway Safety Board said in a statement that,

This is the third major chair lift incident in New Hampshire this winter season. Safety officials say they do not appear related.