stemik 14 Posted December 16, 2007 Share Posted December 16, 2007 NAGANO — About 100 people were trapped inside gondolas as a ski lift in Nagano Prefecture came to a sudden stop Saturday morning, local police officials said. About 60 of the trapped people were rescued by 7 p.m., with one woman being taken to a hospital for not feeling well, the officials said. The rescue operation is taking time as it involves forcing the gondola door open and taking each passenger out by suspending them on a wire. The ski lift at the "Ontake 2240" ski area in the village of Otaki came to a halt at around 10:30 a.m. Saturday when it was transporting skiers on 44 gondolas to the mountaintop, the officials said. According to the police and the operator, the 2,400-meter-long lift, located between altitudes of around 1,680 meters and 2,240 meters, transports skiers on gondolas with a seating capacity of six people each at a height of about 20 meters from the ground. Link to post Share on other sites
Mantas 3 Posted December 16, 2007 Share Posted December 16, 2007 That would really suck. trapped in a gondola for nearly 9 hours, especially if it was packed to capacity. Link to post Share on other sites
Yuki's Passion 1 Posted December 16, 2007 Share Posted December 16, 2007 Longest I was trapped on a lift in a blizzard was just over an hour, that sucked being in the elements, but all freaking day in the gondola? They better have gotten a few free passes for that shite!! Link to post Share on other sites
gogalago 0 Posted December 17, 2007 Share Posted December 17, 2007 hehehe.... free lift passes? you mean you would be keen to spend another few days stuck in the same spot? Link to post Share on other sites
NoFakie 45 Posted December 17, 2007 Share Posted December 17, 2007 I think one of their gondolas crashed into a support pillar a few years ago during hiking season. An old couple got killed. Maybe its ol' holy mountain's way of saying it doesn't want to be climbed. It'll bloody erupt next! Link to post Share on other sites
indosnm 0 Posted December 17, 2007 Share Posted December 17, 2007 Yup. It was Ontake Ropeway. Had a few deaths there a few years ago in the gondola and this yesterday... Don't think there will be too many punters showing up this season.. Link to post Share on other sites
excuse me 0 Posted December 18, 2007 Share Posted December 18, 2007 Why on earth did it take so long for them to call for help? I'm sure it said on the tv report that someone in one of the cars called for help before the resort did! Link to post Share on other sites
me jane 0 Posted December 18, 2007 Share Posted December 18, 2007 Why did it stop in the first place? Link to post Share on other sites
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