Editing Whistler Blackcomb (section)

===Excalibur Gondola collapse, December 16, 2008===
The Excalibur gondola had a major malfunction on December 16, 2008, when the upper portion of one of the lift towers detached and [[collapse (structural)|collapsed]], causing several of the gondola cabins to drop near to the ground,<ref>{{cite news| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/7786967.stm| title=Gondola tower snaps at ski resort| publisher=BBC News channel| date=December 17, 2008| access-date=December 17, 2008}}</ref> leaving 53<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.whistlerblackcomb.com/media/news/season_2008-09/081216.htm |title=Excalibur Gondola Update |access-date=December 17, 2008 |date=December 17, 2008 |publisher=[[Whistler-Blackcomb]] |archive-date=July 18, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110718041617/http://www.whistlerblackcomb.com/media/news/season_2008-09/081216.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref> people trapped on the lower section of the lift line. Firefighters rescued passengers from a cabin dangling over Fitzsimmons Creek, and from another gondola that landed on a bus shelter. The third cabin had crashed into the trees, narrowly missing a condominium. Twelve people suffered minor injuries.<ref>{{cite news | first=Lori | last=Culbert | author2=Mary Frances Hill | author3=Jennifer Miller | title=Twelve injured, rescue complete after Whistler gondola accident | date=December 16, 2008 | publisher=Pacific Newspaper Group | url=http://www.financialpost.com/most_popular/story.html?id=1083212 | work=Vancouver Sun | location=Canada | access-date=December 17, 2008 | archive-date=August 15, 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200815105102/http://www.financialpost.com/most_popular/story.html?id=1083212 | url-status=dead }}</ref>