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Sierra Nevada Accident !!
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Hi All, Just though I would share our experience of
the accident in the sierra nevada resort
on monday 2 march.
My wife and I were on the chairlift and had just left it for our first run of the day, slightly after 10am.
We skied only a short distance to hear a "lound boom" to then see half a dozen chairs collapsing into the ground.
I have to say immeadiate response was forthcoming with aid etc for the injured, BUT the station operators then switched the chairlift macines back on for a couple of seconds dragging the injured approx 2 or 3 meters before stopping again ( my wife skied down frantically trying to warn the officials ) of the accident as they couldn't see by sight alone )
In one report "sky news" said no one was seriously hurt and no one was taken to hospital ( not true ) we witnessed at least two "blood wagons" going down from the accident and a Helicopter was also called.
Some reports say that the "cable had snapped or jumped off the pylon" to be honest & we were there the whole wheel / roller assembly had shearred off the top of the pylon and was laying on the ground next to the crumpled chairs.
On a lighter note the snow conditions were fantastic although low cloud and some wind caused problems all week.[/b]
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Sundial
, welcome to snowheads and thanks for sharing - sounds like you had a pretty lucky escape, 2 minutes later and you;d have been in the thick of it!
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wow, you can really thank your lucky stars things could have been so different. it's one of my biggest fears!! Thanks for sharing your story.
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s and thanks very much for that.