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A glider was forced to make an emergency landing on First Ride ski
run at Heavenly Mountain Resort Sunday afternoon. No injuries were reported.

The SoaringNV aircraft encountered unexpected downdraft and had to land near the
California base, said Laurie Harden, a spokeswoman for the company. “Sometimes
right against some lift, you can have some sink,” Harden said. Officials at
Heavenly are not happy about the emergency landing, said spokesman Russ Pecoraro.