Dozens rescued after New York ski resort gondola malfunctions; plus, Coldest weekend of the winter to grip Northeast

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Well a scary situation unfolded for about 70 skiers this week in upstate New York after

they became stranded in the Gondola cabins, ferrying them up Gormountain on Wednesday.

The ski resort is located in North Creek, New York, and the Northwoods Gondola experienced

a mechanical issue, prompting a large-scale response to safely bring everybody back to

the ground.

Video captured by bystanders at Gormountain showed the cabins swaying slightly in the wind

during the rescue.

The cabins were between 5 and 20 miles per hour, with temperatures around 22 on Wednesday,

and AccuWeather real-field temperatures in the teens.

No injuries were reported, and the Northwoods Gondola reopened Thursday, with officials

saying the issue was caused by a mechanical alignment problem.

It's kind of a good thing that happened on Wednesday when you consider that the weather

this weekend is brutally cold in the area.

The weather's Jonathan Porter delivered some harsh news for those in the Northeast saying

the deep freeze has returned this weekend.

The combination of Arctic air and gusty winds could make it feel colder than any other

point so far this winter for many in the region.

In short, it's going to feel painfully cold to be outside, even for just a few minutes.

The blast of Arctic air is coming directly from the frozen tundra north of Hudson Bay

Canada, and it will bring dangerous conditions, and yet another surge in energy demands to

over 100 million utility customers in the north-eastern part of the U.S.

The Arctic blast this weekend is but part of a long-running bout of well-below historical

average temperatures.

AccuWeather's Dan Dupadwin said that in many parts of the Northeast, away from the coast,

this prolonged stretch of cold is the most extreme and at least the last decade, and in

some areas, the last two decades.

Many locations will end up with a streak of days below freezing that falls into the top

10 longest such streaks on record.

The leading edge of the Arctic air or the front will travel southeastward across the region

into this afternoon, almost immediately behind that front, harsh gusty winds will pick

up from the northwest.

As the actual temperature plummets, so will the AccuWeather real-field temperature, and

it will head well below zero.

The worst conditions in terms of wind and cold will be from the eastern part of the

Great Lakes to the mid-Atlantic coast.

In New England, the worst conditions will be from tonight and to tomorrow, with real-field

temperatures dipping 10-20 degrees below zero in much of the northeast, and in the coldest

locations, such as over the ridges and along flat open land and lakeshore areas, real-field

temperatures could plummet to 25-40 degrees below zero for a period of time.

Now, at that level, frostbite can set in quickly, and there is a high risk of hypothermia,

if not properly dressed.

Those spending any time outdoors this weekend, including skiers, snowboarders, snowmobulers,

taking advantage of some of the best snow conditions in years, well, you should know

to use extreme caution.

Much of the landscape along the frigid air's route is snow-covered and frozen, with

the only large freshwater body without extensive ice being lake Ontario.

The extent of the ice has disrupted ferry service in some coastal metro areas and damaged

fishing piers on some of the bays, and along the Atlantic coast, ice coverage will increase

further this weekend.

Conditions along and immediately behind the Arctic front will range from flurries to steady

light snow to even heavy bursts of snow and snow squalls.

A coating of under-and-enchip snow is expected across a wide area of the northeast, from

central Virginia all the way to northern Maine through this evening.

Some of the heaviest snow, with an accumulation of 3-6 inches, will fall along the shores

of Lake Ontario, the mountains on West Virginia, possibly in parts of southeastern New England,

with the acu-weather local storm-max of around 10 inches.

As the center of the Arctic air or high-pressure slides over the northeast Sunday, winds will

ease a bit, but it will be frigid.

The actual temperatures starting the day on Sunday will be well below zero over upstate

New York and northern New England.

Temperatures will dip into the single digits as far south as southeastern Virginia early

Sunday.

Now, there is some good news, at least for those in the southeast states, as the core of

this Arctic blast will focus up north.

And there's some good news for all starting next week.

Air originating from the Pacific Ocean will travel eastward across the nation during

weeks 2 and 3 of February.

That's all for now.

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Enjoy the rest of your weekend.

Be safe.

I'll be back on Monday with more from Acu-weather.