140 Skiers Stranded on a Chairlift for Two Hours in the Hautes-Alpes

An electrical failure in the Puy-Saint-Vincent resort in the Hautes-Alpes has blocked 140 skiers on a chairlift this Friday morning

They necessarily had to think about the misadventures of Jean-Claude Dusse in Bronzés are skiing. Friday morning, 140 skiers were stranded on a chairlift in the Puy-Saint-Vincent resort in the Hautes-Alpes, reports the website of France TV info .

In question, a failure of an electrical controller to around 11:30, which lasted over two hours . To skiers stuck at the lower levels, 16 members of staff intervened to evacuate those using ropes.

The intervention of firefighters and a squad from the mountain police, managed to get everyone to safety by the early afternoon.

Des centaines de skieurs bloqués sur un télésiège à Puy Saint Vincent. L’évacuation est en cours pic.twitter.com/qmXRqpGvz6
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