Woman in stable condition after falling off chairlift at Banff Sunshine Village
Posted Dec 23, 2025 10:38 am.
An 18-year-old woman who fell 12 metres from a chairlift at Banff Sunshine Village on Sunday is in stable condition.
A Reddit user on the r/Banff subreddit shared photos of the incident, with the first one showing the woman hanging from the lift, which was shared widely online.
The second photo shows emergency crews on the ground treating her right after the fall.
“Glad the person is still alive,” the top comment reads.
“I wonder how the person got into that position in the first place.”
Skier falls 40ft off lift at Sunshine Village
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Sunshine Village spokesperson Kendras Scurfield says EMS on site responded to the incident and transported her to hospital with non-life threatening injuries.
It’s not clear how it happened, but she says it’s “extremely uncommon and very rare.”
“I would like to say that safety is a top priority at Sunshine, so our team is actively investigating the incident,” she said.
While uncommon, she says the ski hill continues to operate as usual.
