Eight people escaped serious injury after a gondola cabin they were riding at a Canadian ski destination fell to the ground, prompting the resort to halt operations.

A gondola cabin loaded with passengers at a ski resort in British Columbia crashed to the ground Monday, shortly after heading up the hill at the Kicking Horse Mountain Resort in Golden.

A ski gondola crashed to the ground moments after loading up with passengers Monday at the Kicking Horse Mountain Resort in Golden, B.C. Witness Scott Wilson, who was with his son during the incident,