240 Skiers Rescued on Christmas Eve After Chairlift Breaks Down in Superdévoluy, France On Tuesday, December 24, an electrical failure on the La Festoure chairlift at the Superdévoluy ski area in France’s Hautes-Alpes left 240 skiers stranded, prompting a significant rescue operation. The malfunction occurred shortly before 1 p.m. on Christmas Eve, rendering the lift inoperable and causing a lengthy rescue operation of the guests stuck on the chairlift. Guests were abseiled off […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | December 25, 2024 0 Comments
5 People Fall From Chairlift Due to Malfunction at Heavenly Ski Resort, CA [Updated 5:38 p.m. EST on Monday, December 23] On Monday, December 23, around 10:00 a.m., a chairlift malfunctioned on the Nevada side of Heavenly Ski Resort, Lake Tahoe, causing five passengers to fall from the lift. It is reported that one chair on Comet Express rolled backward into another, jolting the people on the front chair off. Also, a passenger […] Industry News John Cunningham | December 23, 2024 3 Comments
Chairlift Malfunction in Montana Throws Toddler Off Chairlift to Slope 15-Feet Below It’s every parent’s worst nightmare—their child slipping from their fingers while on a chairlift and falling to the slopes below. This very thing happened to Nathan McLeod on Sunday, 19th March 2023, at Montana Snowbowl, just north of Missoula, MT. A chairlift malfunction caused the chair carrying him and his four-year-old son to violently hit the first tower, throwing the toddler […] Industry News SnowBrains | March 24, 2023 0 Comments
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