An Easter ski outing ended in drama on Sunday when 75 people, including children, had to be rescued by helicopter from a stranded cable car in the eastern Swiss Alps.
This content was published on
1 minute
swissinfo.ch and agencies
The Swiss Air Rescue Service (Rega) said four helicopters were involved in the rescue operation at the Diavolezza cable car lift near the resort of St Moritz in the canton of Graubünden.
It took more than two hours to winch all the passengers to safety. No-one was injured. The cable car was stuck on the way up to the 3,000-metre ski resort.
The 30-year-old lift was modernised and overhauled during this winter season at a cost of SFr4.5 million ($4.9 million), according to the cable car operator’s website.
If you want to start a conversation about a topic raised in this article or want to report factual errors, email us at english@swissinfo.ch.
Read more
More
Ski resorts grapple with strong franc
This content was published on
The strong franc has been highlighted as a major concern by the Swiss tourism industry this winter, with fears it will drive customers away to less expensive destinations. In Champéry, 1,000 metres above sea level, it’s a seemingly quiet day. The resort’s main car park is mostly empty mid-morning, perhaps because locals haven’t made the…
This content was published on
The battle lines have been drawn between the mountain transport companies behind the plans and environmentalists who have banded together to keep the peaks from undergoing the scalpel. Nature protection organisations fear plans by the village council in Zermatt to rezone the area around the Klein (little) Matterhorn will be the green light the local…
You can find an overview of ongoing debates with our journalists here . Please join us!
If you want to start a conversation about a topic raised in this article or want to report factual errors, email us at english@swissinfo.ch.