Moment powerful winds violently shake a ski lift in Italy

Two experienced skiers were caught on camera violently swinging around in a chair lift amid reportedly 70 mph winds at an Italian ski resort on Thursday.

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[spacecase]

“trust the lift operators”
i tried to work for snowbasin last season and they refused to train me, when i asked for training the lift operators manager ( jackie ) told me she doesn’t know how to operate the lift and couldn’t train me .
i walked away from that job only to get yelled at by the snowbasin general manager that i abandoned my post .

no professionalism whatsoever

[zeldasmith]

Wow. They came looking for thrills and they got them.

[pacificroblox]

This is the reason why ski lifts close for weather.

[kgraham]

THAT LOOKS UTTERLY TERRIFYING!!! 40 MINUTES?? Holy cow! I bet it felt like a lifetime!!
I hope the resort has great insurance because they’re gonna need it once the lawsuits start rolling in!! And rightfully so!!! Someone in charge should’ve known what to do, besides leaving them dangling!!

[relaxation]

Holding on for dear life with all that gear on while sitting in an exposed chair God knows how far off the ground! Now that's an experience to remember for the rest of your life 😂

[rambultruesdell]

March 30, 2024: 11 pm, and all of a sudden the air goes from calm to blowing force 8 in a minute later for the rest of night. Ninilchik, AK USA