Squaw Valley Aerial Tramway

Squaw Valley Aerial Tramway

Squaw Valley Aerial Tramway is a 1.5 Mile long aerial tramway at Squaw Valley Ski Resort in Olympic Valley, California. It was inaugurated in 1968. 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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