A return to the slopes that they will remember for the rest of their lives. In Cervinia, a ski resort located in the Italian Alps, wind gusts of up to 100 km/h invaded the ski area on the afternoon of Thursday March 28 to violently shake a chairlift and the skiers who were found there.
If the members of the resort were preparing to close the so-called “Cretaz” ski lift due to deteriorating weather conditions, they did not have time to unload a few passengers who were still on the seats.
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“During the unloading phase of the line, which took place in complete safety and according to procedures, a new increase in wind was recorded,” the ski resort insisted, in comments relayed by Aostasera . In fact, the winds increased from 30 km/h to gusts of more than 100 km/h according to the local meteorological service cited by La Dépêche.
In images shared on social networks, we can see the uncontrollable chairlifts caught in the storm and shaken in all directions, while skiers are still on board.
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Storm in the Aosta Valley
Breuil-Cervinia ski resort
(03/28/24 📹 via meteovalledaosta)pic.twitter.com/EuqpIFK3Lh
— Alexandre (@alex_le_bars) March 28, 2024
This lift in Cervinia (Cretaz) closed just before we got on! Scary! Few people are stuck on lifts and some clearly damaged by huge gusts! #Cervinia @CerviniaValt @Cervinia_ski @BBCNewsPR @BBCNews pic.twitter.com/lKBy1tOsTV
— Mr C Geo and PE (@MrCrabtreePE) March 28, 2024
Fortunately, these few passengers were finally able to disembark without the slightest injury at the top of the mountain a few minutes later, "thanks to the rapid intervention and professionalism of the company's employees", said the company which manages the lifts. mechanical.