Mt. Hutt - Avalanche Destroys Triple Chairilft

Started by SkiBachelor, Jun 25 2013 07:12 AM

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#1 SkiBachelor

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Posted 25 June 2013 - 07:12 AM

Mt. Hutt, NZ has received several meters of snow which lead to an avalanche destroying its triple chairlift.

http://www.planetski.eu/news/5070

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#2 Kelly

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Posted 26 June 2013 - 04:25 AM

Cameron - Thanks for the topic.
Mt. Hutt’s Facebook page has more information and pictures of this 3 meter storm.
Showing the destructive force of the avalanche, the front portal tower is broken and the terminal looks to have rotated around the rear leg, shine/distortion is from helicopter window.
Notice the pad around the snowmaking gun was not touched. Flow seems to be from the upper left to the lower right.
Access road was blocked and the avalanche and cleanup crews were helicoptered to the ski area.
https://www.facebook.com/mthutt

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#3 Kelly

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Posted 27 July 2013 - 07:24 PM

NZ One did a short video of damage

http://tvnz.co.nz/na...e-video-5520383
As a point of reference the red arrow points to the counterweight strut foundation in each image

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