Rescuers pulled 48 stranded passengers from an aerial tramway at New Hampshire’s Cannon Mountain on Sunday, as winter sports enthusiasts braved the bitter cold to visit the slopes.

The enclosed tramway, which has two cars, stopped unexpectedly at 1:50 p.m., according to officials at the Franconia, N.H. resort, who said the braking system had become stuck.

There were 41 passengers in one car that was headed to the summit from the bottom of the mountain and had traveled 50 to 75 feet. Another seven passengers were in the tram car traveling from the top of the mountain down to the bottom, according to a release from Cannon.

Nobody was injured in the incident but one passenger described frigid conditions inside.

Paula Tracy, who was among those stranded in the lower tram car Sunday afternoon, said there were about 15 children, including an eight-month-old baby.

“We hadn’t left the docking station more than 100 feet of cable before there was this tremendous jolt,’’ said Tracy.

Some passengers were taking the tram ride to the top of the mountain to view the scenic surroundings from the warm lodge, she said, and hadn’t planned or dressed to be in the cold weather for long.

“There was no panic but there were some worried faces and people were cold,’’ she said, adding that her phone displayed a temperature reading of -4 degrees. “I don’t think it was that much warmer inside.’’

After exhausting other options, officials decided to lower the passengers from a hatch in the floor of the car.

Officials evacuated the top car by 3:45 p.m., after the resort sent blankets to those on board. The bottom car was cleared about an hour later.

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