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Five People fell from Westbowl Express today at Sierra.
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Five people were treated for minor injuries after they fell Sunday morning from two chairs on a ski lift at the Sierra at Tahoe ski resort, a resort spokeswoman said.

Kirstin Cattell, spokeswoman, said high winds broke off the top of a tree at the Highway 50 resort and the tree top fell onto the lift line. The impact caused the occupants in two nearby chairs to be bounced out of their seats and into the snow between 5 feet and 15 feet below.

Cattell said the ski patrol arrived at the site within minutes and provided aid.

Resort operators, faced with worsening high winds, decided a few minutes later - at 11 a.m. - to shut down the resort, she said.

The National Weather Service said winds were expected to reach 70 mph over peaks at the 7,000-foot level later Sunday.

The resort's base elevation is 7,300 feet, Cattell said.

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SIERRA AT TAHOE — A top of a tree broke off and fell onto the cable line of a ski chair lift at Sierra at Tahoe Resort Sunday morning, injuring 5 people.

At 10:47 a.m. in the West Bowl area of the resort, the top of a tree broke off onto a cable line of a ski chair lift knocking skiers out of their chairs. A total of 5 people were treated for minor injuries by ski patrol medics and released, according to Kirstin Cattell a spokesperson for Sierra at Tahoe.

For the safety of the guests the resort decided to close down for the rest of the day due to extreme weather conditions, Cattell said.