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.

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 has crashed to the ground at the Kicking Horse Mountain Resort in Golden, B.C. The resort operator said the cabin was fully loaded with eight passengers and that "no one was seriously injured.

The Golden Eagle Express at Kicking Horse Resort near Golden, B.C. has been shut down for the day after a gondola car fell to the ground and several people received minor injuries.

A gondola cabin fell at Kicking Horse Mountain Resort in Golden, B.C., on Monday, prompting the resort to shut down all lifts and close for the day. Emergency crews are evacuating the Golden Eagle Express gondola following an incident at the base terminal around 9:20 a.m. Monday, the resort said in a statement posted to its website.

Resorts of the Canadian Rockies says its preliminary investigation suggests that a lift hanger broke while the cabin was leaving the bottom station, causing it to fall one metre

The owner of Kicking Horse Mountain Resort in Golden, B.C., has confirmed eight people were aboard a gondola that fell to the ground Monday morning.