Sunburst Ski Hill has Power Outage on Opening Day

Sunburst Ski Hill kicked off the start of their season on Saturday, November 29. The excitement was cut short when they experienced a power outage that resulted in visitors getting stuck on the chair lift located at the southern portion of the ski area. There were 14 individuals on the chair lift at the time of the outage. It was determined that the power outage was caused by downed trees.
The Kewaskum Fire Department arrived to assist the Sunburst team at 5:46 p.m. Together they were able to evacuate everyone in around 40 minutes. According to a press release from the fire department, written by Assistant Chief James Warnkey, “Kewaskum Fire Department and Sunburst Ski Area train annually for this type of event to ensure a safe and timely evacuation to the patrons of the Sunburst Ski Area.”
Sunburst thanked guests who experienced this, saying, “We’d like to thank all of our guests for remaining calm, patient, and safe throughout the process.”