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[Incomudro]

I know this is rare... but this just happened in my neck of the woods, a huge tourist gondola. Oh my god.

Sea to Sky Gondola closed after gondola line collapse | Urbanized

The Sea to Sky Gondola has been shuttered due to a major incident with the gondola system, with the gondola line collapsing overnight.

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This is why I said that there are some people who feel more secure with a monorail beam beneath their train, vs being suspended from a cable.

 

[eddie104]

I know this is rare... but this just happened in my neck of the woods, a huge tourist gondola. Oh my god.

Sea to Sky Gondola closed after gondola line collapse | Urbanized

The Sea to Sky Gondola has been shuttered due to a major incident with the gondola system, with the gondola line collapsing overnight.

dailyhive.com

Things like this happen your point ?

 

[raymusiccity]

A definite maybe.

They'll have to start running awfully early. Our visit starts Oct. 5th. Hollywood Studio EMH begins 6:00am !!

 

[HoldenC]

This is why I said that there are some people who feel more secure with a monorail beam beneath their train, vs being suspended from a cable.

Well thank god they're not being forced to ride these dangling death traps

 

[Disone]

I know this is rare... but this just happened in my neck of the woods, a huge tourist gondola. Oh my god.

Sea to Sky Gondola closed after gondola line collapse | Urbanized

The Sea to Sky Gondola has been shuttered due to a major incident with the gondola system, with the gondola line collapsing overnight.

dailyhive.com

Wow. Not good. The current speculation is : The cable snapped???

 

[Disney Analyst]

Wow. Not good. The current speculation is : The cable snapped???

I’m sure the people who rode it last night are feeling lucky.

Yeah, something like that. They recently upped the cabin capacity by 50% which was supposed to be fine... so curious if the manufacturer is at fault?

 

[Lift Blog]

My first thought was deliberate sabotage. This gondola project was environmentally controversial. A 55 mm steel rope doesn’t just break.

 

[trainplane3]

My first thought was deliberate sabotage. This gondola project was environmentally controversial. A 55 mm steel rope doesn’t just break.

I feel bad for saying that was my initial thought too.

Aren't there sensors for detecting when a cable starts stretching? Less tension on the bullwheels? Like a precursor to it breaking?

 

[Disone]

I’m sure the people who rode it last night are feeling lucky.

Yeah, something like that. They recently upped the cabin capacity by 50% which was supposed to be fine... so curious if the manufacturer is at fault?

I wonder if this will create a delay in the opening of WDWs system while doppelmayr investigates the cause of this incident.

 

[Disney Analyst]

I wonder if this will create a delay in the opening of WDWs system while doppelmayr investigates the cause of this incident.

Sounds like the RCMP are involved now, so possibly investigating a criminal aspect.

 

[larryz]

Things like this happen your point ?

The point is that things like this DON'T just "happen."

 

[eddie104]

The point is that things like this DON'T just "happen."

Your right which makes that other poster post even more bizarre.

 

[larryz]

Your right which makes that other poster post even more bizarre.

Negatory, good buddy. Things like cables mysteriously parting are very bizarre in themselves. That's why it's key to point out when it happens.

And consider this: the cables in the Disney systems are much more accessible than the one in the Canadian system.

 

[Polydweller]

My first thought was deliberate sabotage. This gondola project was environmentally controversial. A 55 mm steel rope doesn’t just break.

Sounds like the RCMP are involved now, so possibly investigating a criminal aspect.

Yep, that’s what the RCMP is now saying, deliberate sabotage. It was at 4:30am, not operating and nobody on it. As said above, a cable like this doesn’t just break. It was a criminal act.

This has no impact on the opening of the the Disney gondola system.

 

[Disney Analyst]

Yep, that’s what the RCMP is now saying, deliberate sabotage. It was at 4:30am, not operating and nobody on it. As said above, a cable like this doesn’t just break. It was a criminal act.

This has no impact on the opening of the the Disney gondola system.

It’s just nuts to me... that mountain is steep. I think like 3 people have died this year scaling it. How did they get up there... up to the cable... and able to cut it? And why?! My goodness.

 

[Polydweller]

It’s just nuts to me... that mountain is steep. I think like 3 people have died this year scaling it. How did they get up there... up to the cable... and able to cut it? And why?! My goodness.

Not much info about where it was cut, just that the preliminary investigation showed it was cut. And yeah, a strange thing to do.

 

[note2001]

It’s just nuts to me... that mountain is steep. I think like 3 people have died this year scaling it. How did they get up there... up to the cable... and able to cut it? And why?! My goodness.

I'm afraid of a rubber band snapping in my hands when I pull it too taunt. Can you imagine what a cable must sound like when it's sliced?

Right now the person who did this is feeling mighty proud of themselves. Won't be long before the police ID him or her (if they haven't already) as there's only so many activists out there who would be able to pull off this, and you KNOW they're going to brag online.

I'm not concerned about the safety of the Disney system. Totally different situation. Lots of cameras, security and people around.

 

[Lift Blog]

It’s just nuts to me... that mountain is steep. I think like 3 people have died this year scaling it. How did they get up there... up to the cable... and able to cut it? And why?! My goodness.

Tons of people climb that mountain every day (the gondola is not on the actual Stawamus Chief where people died but next to it.) The cutting could have been done anywhere along the lift line. There are even ladders on the towers for easy maintenance access.

 

[Nubs70]

My first thought was deliberate sabotage. This gondola project was environmentally controversial. A 55 mm steel rope doesn’t just break.

Thermite?

 

[Goofyernmost]

Thermite?