What a bummer. By UnofficialNet | June 6, 2019 9:33 am A gondola accident in Engelberg, Switzerland has resulted in the death of a worker with others injured. Forward by Email. I hope rcmp finds the idiot and lock them up and make them pay. It usually carries 400,000 visitors annually up a steep mountainside above Howe Sound. I don’t think I’ve ever seen photos of the damage that was inflicted on High Noon. A 25-year-old woman was stranded alone in a gondola overnight during subzero temperatures at Whistler Blackcomb ski resort last week. ", 5 Differences Between East Coast And West Coast Skiers, Start Your Day With With Japanese People Sending Tires Off A Ski Jump. Cable of B.C. One would think that the whiplash from cutting a fully tensioned haul rope would be enough to kill anyone close to it. 's Sea-to-Sky gondola for 2nd time: Brown said crews haven't been able to fully assess the damage because smoke from U.S. wildfires means helicopters cannot fly. sms. But wanton destruction doesn’t advance conservancy, it just hardens the corporatists against environmentalists. Now, anyone can come up there and oftentimes will screw the area up with trash. We feel the love . Two of the injured workers are in a serious condition. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ The orders have been placed and we are currently estimating that we will be reopening early next spring. Typical daily ridership this time of year ranges between 1,500 and 3,000 people. How? The cable of the Sea-to-Sky Gondola near Squamish, B.C., has been deliberately cut in the middle of the night for the second year in a row, leaving the tourist attraction in shambles and its staff completely bewildered. A job fair is scheduled for displaced employees and all food has been donated to the Squamish Food Bank. There is a lot opposition to this and any other development in BC. What is the lead time there? -How quickly can new cabins/grips/hangers be produced? ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ We appreciate all of the overwhelming support from the Squamish community and the industry as a whole during this time. 's Sea-to-Sky Gondola deliberately cut for 2nd time. Share via Text Message ; Photo courtesy of Squamish RCMP. Only six of the 39 cars were safely in the stations at either end of the gondola overnight, so Brown expects the rest will be lost. I have also ridden this gondola on the way to Whistler and agree on the amazingness of it. Significant Pattern Change Next Week For The West, Trump Administration Eliminates Federal Protections For Gray Wolves, Shane McConkey Once Massacred Entire Liftline For First Chair, Using the Same Precipitation Twice in Alberta, This Olympic Skier Is The Real Wonder Woman, VIDEO: 1986 Audi Quattro Drives UP Ski Jump. Wow. For your safety, please help us by staying away from Sea to Sky Gondola trails during the clean-up phase. Share on Facebook. “Certainly, early indications are that there was no environmental or maintenance mechanism that could have caused it.

They actually burned four lifts and a restaurant, High noon terminal burning. The area used to be a place for animals to roam and now its not. No one was on the 7,000 foot long gondola at the time. Are they actually in stock anywhere or are each made to spec? I would love to film the Sea to Sky Gondola.

I’m sure there are many many months of lead time to get a new haul rope, cabins and even a crew from the lift manufacturer to do the work given it is peak season of new lift installs right now. ( Log Out / 

⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ After a detailed review of all the damage, the clean-up has started. Many people also suggested that this is just another cable cash grab all to common on the sea to sky highway. Many people think the person who cut it may of been an environmentalist, as before the gondola was built it was a giant untouched eco-system. -Could a new rope from Europe be shipped by air? The company repaired the attraction with a fresh line and new cars after the incident in 2019. -Can cabins be shipped by air instead of by the usual ship?

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If it was an environmentalist, then they just damaged their reputation because, as Ralfw nicely pointed out, “wanton destruction doesn’t advance conservancy, it just hardens the corporatists against environmentalists.” Also, I’m pretty sure the gondola is a good thing, no matter what the locals whine about. The same thing happened on Aug. 10, 2019 — so recently, Brown said, the insurance claim hasn't been fully processed yet. Anyone with information on this crime is asked to call the RCMP at 604-892-6100. The gondola is an abomination to the Howe sound. whoever cut the haul rope basically “killed” the lift. RCMP have asked the public to stay out of the area, which includes climbing routes, hiking trails and parking lots. – Zugspitze Tramway crash closed September 12, 2018 – December 21, 2018 (100 days)

The cable of the Sea-to-Sky Gondola near Squamish, B.C., has been deliberately cut for the second year in a row, less than six months after the attraction fully reopened. He said the person who cut the cable Sunday triggered the automatic alarm system at around 4 a.m. PT. It points toward a conclusion that somebody interfered with the lift.”, Photos of cars on the ground and detached cables from the sea to sky gondola's overnight collapse #squamish #gondola #seatoskygondola pic.twitter.com/oQlaUBhGvx. Three words: Earth Liberation Front. Doppelmayr Canada has only a handful of new lift projects right now which might help.

"At that point in time, we didn't deem them to be somebody who was up there at risk of cutting the gondola," she said, noting the people didn't have any tools that could be used to cut through the cable. It partially reopened in February and fully reopened in May.

Discussions probably going on behind the scenes: -How quickly can such a big new rope be sourced? To our team, to our company, to our owners, to our town, and we're just not going to let one person take us down," he said. We do not know of course but all could impact repair time. This is the sort of brilliance we saw with the Vail daylodge being torched. No one was hurt as a result of the vandalism, both this year and last year. It is also quite expensive and can get busyer the the grouse tram on weekends. I’ve never been up there myself, but the views in Peter’s photos look quite lovvely.

Well, Vail went through with it the very next year. Too bad the vandal(s) didn’t get knocked off the tower. The gondola was already working with a reduced number of staff this summer because of the pandemic. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Exact timelines for reopening are still being determined and are very much dependent on when we can get a replacement cable and new cabins sent over from Europe. People are forced to give up things due to development and tourism (such as reasonable housing prices in the GVRD due to things like money from Asia and AirBnB) yet do not gain anything themselves. The same thing happened on Aug. 10, 2019 — so recently, Brown said, the insurance claim hasn't been fully processed yet. A pre-operational inspection is always conducted before the lines open each morning, and this procedure was conducted today, per normal practice. WATCH | Sea-to-Sky manager says gondola will be rebuilt: Audience Relations, CBC P.O. The majority of people love these sorts of tourist attractions. moderator needs to get this persons ip address. "We will rebuild, we will be back.". It takes approximately 25 minutes to ride the Whistler Gondola/open-air chairlifts up to the PEAK 2 PEAK, 11 minutes to ride the PEAK 2 PEAK each way (22 minutes round trip) and 25 minutes to return to the Village.

Change ), You are commenting using your Facebook account. The thick, downhill cable of the gondola was severed overnight, sending dozens of cars crashing into the mountain around 4 a.m. PT. She said the wildfire smoke could affect visibility of the security footage.

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