High winds thrashed a stopped chairlift in Cervinia, Italy, per a video shared by an X user named @MrCrabtreePE.
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
"This lift in Cervinia (Cretaz) closed just before we got on! Scary!" @MrCrabtreePE wrote.
As @MrCrabtreePE noted, the lift pictured in the video is the Cretaz lift, which transports skiers from the Breuil-Cervinia base. During the windstorm, he spotted a "few people" stuck on the lift.
A video shared in response to @MrCrabtreePE's upload appears to show an object falling from one of the swinging chairlifts.
Just rewatched the video I made… pic.twitter.com/qkItCXGcWx
— Peter Achten (@pr3) March 28, 2024
More footage of the incident surfaced today on Reddit.
Further information about the wind storm in Cervinia isn't available yet.
The Cretaz lift is part of a large cross-border ski resort complex that connects slopes in Italy and Switzerland. Starting on the Italian side, you can ride a combination of lifts and ski runs to Zermatt, Switzerland, or vice versa.
However, today, it's safe to assume that skiers weren't eyeing cross-border ski trips. The winds saw to that.
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