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Ninety evacuated from Tignes Cable Car

The tractor cable of the Grande Motte Cable Car in Tignes derailed today at 3,400 meters as the cabin approached a pylon according to the lift company, The Société des téléphériques de la Grande-Motte (STGM). The cabin was destabilised by a very strong gust of wind. The director of the STGM said he'd never seen such a strong wind from the east. The cabin was some 20 to 25 meters above the glacier when it the drive cable came off the pulleys. The cabin remained attached to the main cable and was in no danger of falling according to the lift company.


Grande Motte cable car after an earlier incident

There were no injuries but the skiers had to be lowered down by ropes through trap doors in the cabin in an operation lasting a little of two hours. The cable car will be out of use for at least a week for repairs and inspection. Only the summer ski area is open at the moment and this will remain open thanks to the drag lifts.

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