An 8-year-old boy was airlifted to Renown after falling 30 feet from a Sierra-at-Tahoe chairlift Sunday.

An 8-year-old child was airlifted to a hospital after plunging 30 feet from a chair lift at the Sierra-at-Tahoe ski resort over the weekend, authorities said.

While falls from ski lifts are rare, the possibility weighs heavily on the psyches of many novice skiers and snowboarders.