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Tussey Mountain ski resort hopes to reopen after chair lift stranded dozens

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Ski patrol and emergency personnel lower skiers and snowboarders from a lift after it malfunctioned on Saturday, Dec. 16, 2017 in Boalsburg, Pa. Emergency crews were lowering people with ropes, and several people were transported from the scene by ambulance. Police say that at least five people were injured but the injuries were considered minor. (Abby Drey/Centre Daily Times via AP)
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Ski patrol and emergency personnel lower skiers and snowboarders from a lift after it malfunctioned on Saturday, Dec. 16, 2017 in Boalsburg, Pa. Emergency crews were lowering people with ropes, and several people were transported from the scene by ambulance. Police say that at least five people were injured but the injuries were considered minor. (Abby Drey/Centre Daily Times via AP)
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Emergency crews assisting skiers at Tussey Mountain ski resort after a ski lift malfunctioned on Saturday, Dec. 16, 2017.
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Emergency crews assisting skiers at Tussey Mountain ski resort after a ski lift malfunctioned on Saturday, Dec. 16, 2017.
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Snow falls as Danielle Ray of Jeannette walks her four dogs at Bushy Run Battlefield Park in Penn Township on Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2017.
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Dan Speicher | Tribune-Review
Snow continues to fall at Laurel Mountain Ski Resort, in Forbes State Forest, on Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2017.
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Dan Speicher | Tribune-Review
Snow covered the ground as geese graze in a field at the corner of Rt. 711 and Rector Road in Ligonier Township on Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2017.
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Dan Speicher | Tribune-Review
Snow falls as Danielle Ray of Jeannette walks her four dogs at Bushy Run Battlefield Park in Penn Township on Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2017.
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Dan Speicher | Tribune-Review
Snow continues to fall at Laurel Mountain Ski Resort, in Forbes State Forest, on Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2017.
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Dan Speicher | Tribune-Review
Snow falls as Danielle Ray of Jeannette walks her four dogs at Bushy Run Battlefield Park in Penn Township on Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2017.
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Dan Speicher | Tribune-Review
Snow continues to fall at Laurel Mountain Ski Resort, in Forbes State Forest, on Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2017.
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Dan Speicher | Tribune-Review
Snow covered the ground as geese graze in a field at the corner of Rt. 711 and Rector Road in Ligonier Township on Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2017.
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BOALSBURG — A Pennsylvania ski resort says it hopes to reopen this weekend following upgrades to its chair lift system stemming from a malfunction last weekend that stranded dozens and left five with minor injuries.

Tussey Mountain said Tuesday that weakened spring packs inside the chairlift grips apparently caused Saturday's accident, so the entire system is being replaced.

General manager Sue Matalavage said in a statement that state investigators will then inspect the equipment and officials hope to resume operations Saturday.

Officials said last Saturday that a chair carrying skiers and snowboarders slid back along the haul rope, starting a chain reaction that involved a total of four chairs. State police said more than 50 people were stranded and five had minor injuries. Tussey Mountain said those affected are recovering.