Squaw Valley Aerial Tramway

Squaw Valley Aerial Tramway is a 1.5-mile (2.4 km) long aerial tramway at Squaw Valley Ski Resort in Olympic Valley, California. It was inaugurated in 1968. It ferries passengers from the Base Camp at 6200ft elevation to High Camp at 8200ft elevation. On April 15, 1978 a disaster occurred when one of the cables of the aerial tramway fell down, one of which partly destroyed the cabin. There were 4 deaths and 22 people were injured.

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