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Wow, so much wrong there. Never heard about that.What s scary is that the lift had already gone.. wrong
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1976_Cavalese_cable_car_crash
Wow, so much wrong there. Never heard about that.What s scary is that the lift had already gone.. wrong
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1976_Cavalese_cable_car_crash
Something broke.
Interesting. I was not familiar with what jig-back meant either, but I remember that the tram going to the top of the downhill course at Snowbasin was called that.Well, I don't know what a jig back system is, but I found this on the web:
The funifor is a jig-back aerial cable technology patented by Doppelmayr that consists of two, independently operating, double-armed vehicles. The two arms give the system high wind stability. The independent operation (as opposed to standard single-cable aerial tram) is key for emergency evacuation (where one cabins can be used to evacuate the other) and for allowing the system to function, albeit at half capacity, with one cabin out of commission (such as for maintenance or repairs.)
Funifor « The Gondola Project
www.gondolaproject.com
I was wondering this too.So, what's the latest on this? Looks like (from recent photos on LiftBlog) they are running with one new and one old cabin.
I would be pretty sure someone's insurance would pay for it- Snowbird, Dopp, contractor- whoever.That rush job must have cost quite a premium. How long did it take to make the cabins the first time?
In? I think one of them could BE your man cave.That would be cool to have one of those old cabins in your man cave!
Yup. And then the fallout is the insurance premiums go up, and then the lift tickets go up, "and the seasons go round and round, and the painted ponies go up and down"I would be pretty sure someone's insurance would pay for it- Snowbird, Dopp, contractor- whoever.
We never got the full scoop on the story of the accident, did we?
Great year for LCC lift construction, huh?