Hosted by Wat.tv, this is a TF1 news report with amateur video of the moment a large avalanche wrecked a chairlift carrying 70 skiers in St Francois Longchamp. No injuries, everyone rescued safely.
http://www.wat.tv/video/telesiege-detruit-par-avalanche-4wvih_2i6xp_.html
Observe how folks are skiing up to the slide for a closer look :shock:
Video of Chairlift being Wrecked by Avalanche in Savoie France
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It was on the 2nd.
Here is a video taken by a skier on the chairlift at the time, showing the rescue underway. Rescuer coming down the lift cable, helicopter standing by.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T1A9UZd2LwQ&context=C3fd7050ADOEgsToPDskJDyYrVQsQoGaCDEUMWpy-V
Maybe the whole area underneath was unstable? Who knows
There may have been more risk from the area where the avalanche originated from, plus some of the terrain underneath the chairlift was buried under the debris, up to and including the base station. Safer to get folks well away from the site.
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Started by Bandit in Avalanche Safety 03-Mar-2012 - 16 Replies
Bandit posted Mar-2012
Far Queue
reply to 'Video of Chairlift being Wrecked by Avalanche in Savoie France' posted Mar-2012
:shock:
Ouch, was that today? Turning out to be a crazy season :shock:
Ouch, was that today? Turning out to be a crazy season :shock:
Bandit
reply to 'Video of Chairlift being Wrecked by Avalanche in Savoie France' posted Mar-2012
Far Queue wrote: :shock:
Ouch, was that today? Turning out to be a crazy season :shock:
It was on the 2nd.
Here is a video taken by a skier on the chairlift at the time, showing the rescue underway. Rescuer coming down the lift cable, helicopter standing by.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T1A9UZd2LwQ&context=C3fd7050ADOEgsToPDskJDyYrVQsQoGaCDEUMWpy-V
Edited 3 times. Last update at 04-Mar-2012
John987
reply to 'Video of Chairlift being Wrecked by Avalanche in Savoie France' posted Mar-2012
Video of the rescue opened my eyes, never thought they would use a helicopter, always thought the rescuer would harness you up and you would abseil to the ground.
So pleased nobody was hurt in this avalanche, but wonder how long it would take to get everybody off the lift
So pleased nobody was hurt in this avalanche, but wonder how long it would take to get everybody off the lift
Snapzzz
reply to 'Video of Chairlift being Wrecked by Avalanche in Savoie France' posted Mar-2012
john987 wrote:Video of the rescue opened my eyes, never thought they would use a helicopter, always thought the rescuer would harness you up and you would abseil to the ground.
So pleased nobody was hurt in this avalanche, but wonder how long it would take to get everybody off the lift
Maybe the whole area underneath was unstable? Who knows
Skied: Arinsal, La Plagne, Alpe D'huez, Flaine, Les Arcs, Morzine, Les Gets, Avoriaz, Sauze, Courchevel, Val Thorens
Bandit
reply to 'Video of Chairlift being Wrecked by Avalanche in Savoie France' posted Mar-2012
Snapzzz wrote:john987 wrote:Video of the rescue opened my eyes, never thought they would use a helicopter, always thought the rescuer would harness you up and you would abseil to the ground.
So pleased nobody was hurt in this avalanche, but wonder how long it would take to get everybody off the lift
Maybe the whole area underneath was unstable? Who knows
There may have been more risk from the area where the avalanche originated from, plus some of the terrain underneath the chairlift was buried under the debris, up to and including the base station. Safer to get folks well away from the site.
AllyG
reply to 'Video of Chairlift being Wrecked by Avalanche in Savoie France' posted Mar-2012
Thanks Bandit for putting the videos up :thumbup:
I suppose it's a reminder that a ski resort is not a children's playground - the slopes can be very dangerous :shock:
I'm glad everyone was okay :D
I've often worried that the chairlift would stop and I'd be stuck up there, but I never thought the whole thing would be hit by an avalanche.
Mind you, I've seen a lift on the glacier at Tignes after it had been wrecked by the glacier moving.
Ally
I suppose it's a reminder that a ski resort is not a children's playground - the slopes can be very dangerous :shock:
I'm glad everyone was okay :D
I've often worried that the chairlift would stop and I'd be stuck up there, but I never thought the whole thing would be hit by an avalanche.
Mind you, I've seen a lift on the glacier at Tignes after it had been wrecked by the glacier moving.
Ally
Far Queue
reply to 'Video of Chairlift being Wrecked by Avalanche in Savoie France' posted Mar-2012
:shock:
But what did they do with their skis? Seems strange that the helicopter took them off up to the top of the lift (very kind of them) but did not take the skis so they could carry on skiing.
Hope they got a lift refund :twisted:
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Only joking. Excellent work by the rescue people.
But what did they do with their skis? Seems strange that the helicopter took them off up to the top of the lift (very kind of them) but did not take the skis so they could carry on skiing.
Hope they got a lift refund :twisted:
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Only joking. Excellent work by the rescue people.
Topic last updated on 07-March-2012 at 09:55