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Abondance Cabine hit by tree - two British Injured
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I hadn't seen any mention of this until I spotted it now, wondering why Abondance seemed to be totally closed.
According to their facebook page : https://www.facebook.com/abondancetourisme/ the cabine was damaged by a tree in the storm last monday. While looking for further information on le Dauphine, I found this report: http://www.ledauphine.com/haute-savoie/2017/03/06/mont-blanc-les-vents-forts-impactent-encore-les-domaines-skiables which says that two British skiers were injured, reading between the lines, maybe jumping or falling from a cabine?

I hadn't spotted if this had been reported on here and I've been looking as I'm off to Chapelle tomorrow.
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@andyrew, I read about it in The Daily Mail earlier in the week with a British couple reporting that they were on the gondola when it was hit by a tree, they found themselves on the ground surrounded by shattered bits of the gondola and went to a nearby chalet for help. I didn't see it mentioned anywhere else so thought it was the DM getting the wrong end of the stick.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?

Googling shows it in the mirror too http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/brit-couples-miracle-escape-after-9991831 Lucky them by the sound of it!
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What a lucky escape! Surprised I hadn't read about this earlier.
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Gotta love the Mirror.
Accident happened on gondola at Abondance, and they have picture of the Gondola at La Chapelle.
Thats like having a story about George Galloway and having Picture of George Michael.
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@WindOfChange, and a photo of Avoriaz...
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I gave up before I got that far .....Smile
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I didn't give up because this event involved my son & his girlfriend. Both Ok although concussed for a few days and girlfriend has damaged knee and is unconvinced by the joys of ski-ing.

Full story is one tree hits up cable, big tree hits cabin of gondola and knocks it to the ground. Occupants unconscious and fall out through damaged front. They come to and seek shelter. Tree snaps and gondola rises off ground. My son has since been on a Bernese Oberland ski mountaineering trip involving two Gondolas and a bit of high wind so he is back in action.
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Great to hear both safe
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