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[egieszl]

I know about the accident at Vail, but on a recent trip to Mammoth I rode the upper panorama gondola with a man who claimed there was an accident on the old Gondola 2 (Bell Gondola). Is this true and what exactly happened?

Also, was Gondola 2 at Big Sky the former gondola from Squaw Valley that had a serious accident?

[SkiBachelor]

There was never an accident on either of the prior gondola's at Squaw Valley to my knowledge. However, the tram did have an accident.

The only minor accident that I know that took place at Mammoth on the old gondola was a cabin that was empty fell off the line while exiting the midstation. Luckily no one was in it at the time. Same type of thing happened at Sunshine Village a few months ago.

[skierdude9450]

Don't forget the recent one at Sunshine Village.

[egieszl]

SkiBachelor, on May 2 2006, 06:40 AM, said:

There was never an accident on either of the prior gondola's at Squaw Valley to my knowledge. However, the tram did have an accident.

The only minor accident that I know that took place at Mammoth on the old gondola was a cabin that was empty fell off the line while exiting the midstation. Luckily no one was in it at the time. Same type of thing happened at Sunshine Village a few months ago.

He claimed that a car fell off the line in the section between the top station and the last tower near the top of Chair 3. He said something like 3 people died and it happened in the late 70's. I'm not a believer.

Also, I'm under the impression that Squaw Valley not only had the tram accident, but also an accident with their gondola.

[Carl]

Steamboat had a "light side" cabin fall and hit the slope on a very windy day back in the 1970's.

Carl