Mt Tremblant Gondola Accident
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This one was worse.
Marine jet severs ski‑lift cable in Italy | February 3, 1998 | HISTORY
On February 3, 1998, a U.S. Marine jet flying low over the town of Cavalese in the Italian Alps severs a ski‑lift cable, sending a tram crashing to the ground and killing 20 people. Cavalese is located in the Dolomite Mountains, about 20 miles northeast of Trento, Italy. In 1976, 42 people...
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Peter Minde
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I remember this.This one was worse.
I apologized to the folks I was working with at that time in Milan.Marine jet severs ski‑lift cable in Italy | February 3, 1998 | HISTORY
On February 3, 1998, a U.S. Marine jet flying low over the town of Cavalese in the Italian Alps severs a ski‑lift cable, sending a tram crashing to the ground and killing 20 people. Cavalese is located in the Dolomite Mountains, about 20 miles northeast of Trento, Italy. In 1976, 42 people...
Andy_ROC
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I remember this also. Tragic, horrible and criminal.This one was worse.
I apologized to the folks I was working with at that time in Milan.Marine jet severs ski‑lift cable in Italy | February 3, 1998 | HISTORY
On February 3, 1998, a U.S. Marine jet flying low over the town of Cavalese in the Italian Alps severs a ski‑lift cable, sending a tram crashing to the ground and killing 20 people. Cavalese is located in the Dolomite Mountains, about 20 miles northeast of Trento, Italy. In 1976, 42 people...
These poor people in Tremblant. Absolutely tragic. I can't imagine the trauma and grief of the families. Traumatic for mountain staff and even if you were there visiting at the same time. Just horrible and sad.
Warp daddy
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Absolutely horrible can't imagine the agony those people and their loved ones are going through.
"The drilling rig involved in the collision was being used in a project to replace a snow-making system on one of the ski trails."
Wonder if it was a new line to blow
for the World Cup races 1st week of December this year.
Wonder if it was a new line to blow
for the World Cup races 1st week of December this year.
Benny Profane
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I was just thinking that, if the guy who died was unmarried and childless, they'll get away with the death. Nobody sueing for damages. His companion, on the other hand...I hope injuries aren't too permanent, but, she is wealthy soon.
