It was a heroic and smooth mission for Canadian Ski Patrol, area staff, and their guests at White Hills Resort. A chairlift malfunction left roughly 30 guests on the chairlift for a short time today. Just after 11am, the chairlift suffered a mechanical issue which stopped it while lifting skiers and snowboarders to the top. Staff evacuated all passengers using the training provided each year by Canadian Ski Patrol. Within the hour, all passengers had been safely extracted through a special rope and rappel system. A school group had been on a ski trip at the time. There were no injuries.