Alpe d'Huez: 60 people trapped in cable car 70 meters in height

cabin, suspended about 70 feet tall, she stopped in the late morning to about 800 meters from the station of departure, because the wind did overlap the cables. Immediately after for safety reasons , began operating the system to block, making it unusable until a new test, expected already this week.

A bit 'of fear and the cold for the passengers, who were sent down by rescuers on ropes attached to the ground. The project was completed in about two hours, shortly after the 14 passengers were all taken to the nearby restaurant where they could warm up and eat. "The evacuation was carried out in about two hours in a friendly atmosphere," said Jean-Christophe Hoff, director of the company responsible for the facilities of the French resort.

had gone much worse in early December in neighboring Tignes, when about 40 passengers were evacuated after a power cable to the Grande Motte. In that case the operation was very complicated because of adverse weather conditions and the unfortunate were evacuated after about seven hours.