Hank Margolis, of Marlborough, Mass., is evacuated from a chairlift Saturday at the Sugarloaf ski resort in Carrabassett Valley. Margolis said he and his family are regulars at Sugarloaf and were on their 36th day on the mountain when the chairlift malfunctioned.

A crowd of rescuers and skiers gathers on Sugarloaf Mountain as others wait to be evacuated following a major mechanical failure that caused the chairlift to go backwards at the Sugarloaf ski resort in Carrabassett Valley.

In this photo provided by Greg Hoffmeister, first aid is administered to injured skiers after a chairlift accident Saturday at Sugarloaf Mountain Resort in Carrabassett Valley. Seven people were hurt when the out-of-control chairlift stopped and then headed down the mountain backward, prompting riders to jump off, officials and witnesses said.

A man is evacuated from his chairlift by rescuers early Saturday afternoon at the Sugarloaf ski resort in Carrabassett Valley. A witness said the man’s chair violently hit a lift tower and he later complained of neck pain and was examined by ski patrol after being lowered.