Gusts of more than 100 km/h rocked the Cervinia ski resort in Italy. The chairlift, which was about to close, was very shaken. The skiers were still on their seats. The video is spectacular.
The seats of the Cretaz chairlift began to swing strongly and violently once to the left, once to the right, still holding tightly to the rope that connects the bottom and the top of the lift. We can imagine the fear that the last passengers present must have felt.
During the line unloading phase – which was carried out safely and according to procedures – a new increase in wind was noted,” the ski resort explained in comments reported by Italian media. Aostasera.
Within a few minutes, the wind increased from 20-30 km/h to gusts of 110 km/h, Meteo Valle d’Aosta specifies.
The last passengers eventually managed to get off unharmed at the top of the chairlift, but history does not say how they got back down to the grounds or how long it took to get back to the station.