“Were ripped from our seats’: Woman reports chairlift nightmare in Italy. “That’s crazy!” Still, the horror for Stephanie Burt and her partner lasted more than half an hour.
The location of the incident was the popular holiday resort of Cervinia in Italy's Aosta Valley. The very next day, lifts in some Swiss ski areas had to be temporarily switched off - and winter sports enthusiasts had to queue up because of the “Föhn of the decade”