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The Palisades Tahoe Aerial Tram (originally called the Squaw Valley Aerial Tramway) is a long
The Palisades Tahoe Aerial Tram (originally called the Squaw Valley Aerial Tramway) is a long aerial tramway
An aerial tramway, aerial tram, sky tram, cable car or aerial cablecar, aerial cableway, ropeway, téléphérique (French), or Seilbahn (German) is a type of aerial lift which uses one or two stationary cables for support, with a third movin ...
at the Palisades Tahoe
Palisades Tahoe is a ski resort in the western United States, located in Olympic Valley, California, northwest of Tahoe City in the Sierra Nevada range. From its founding in 1949, the resort was known as Squaw Valley, but it changed its name in ...
ski resort in Olympic Valley, California
Olympic Valley (historically and informally known as Squaw Valley) is an unincorporated community located in Placer County, California, United States. It lies northwest of Tahoe City along California State Highway 89 on the banks of the Truckee ...
. It was inaugurated in 1968, and was called the ''Cable Car''. At its opening, it was the largest tramway in the world, built by the Swiss
Swiss most commonly refers to:
* the adjectival form of Switzerland
* Swiss people
Swiss may also refer to: Places
* Swiss, Missouri
* Swiss, North Carolina
* Swiss, West Virginia
* Swiss, Wisconsin
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* Swiss Café, an old café located ...
company Garaventa. It carries passengers from the Base Camp at 6,200 feet (1,889m) elevation to High Camp at 8,200 feet (2,499m) elevation. The tram operates operates year-round.
1978 disaster
During a blizzard in 1978 a tram car carrying 44 passengers became dislodged from one of the two cables. It fell before the second cable halted its fall, causing the car to bounce back up. The cable that had become disconnected sprung upwards and broke its connection to the tower. The 17-ton cable fell downwards slicing into the rebounding car, instantly killing three passengers. The final casualties were 4 killed and 22 injured.See also
*Funitel
A funitel is a type of cableway, generally used to transport skiers, although at least one is used to transport finished cars between different areas of a factory. It differs from a standard gondola lift through the use of two arms attached to ...
*Palisades Tahoe
Palisades Tahoe is a ski resort in the western United States, located in Olympic Valley, California, northwest of Tahoe City in the Sierra Nevada range. From its founding in 1949, the resort was known as Squaw Valley, but it changed its name in ...
* VIII Olympic Winter Games
* California Historical Landmarks in Placer County
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