Approximately 200 skiers were recently rescued after they became stranded inside cable cars. Due to hurricane-level winds, a tree came crashing down on top of power lines at a northern Italy ski resort.

Approximately 200 skiers were recently rescued after they became stranded inside cable cars. Due to hurricane-level winds, a tree came crashing down on top of power lines at a northern Italy ski resort. 


That incident wiped out the power supply and caused the cable cars to stop functioning. The skiers were stuck for hours and the estimated 80 mile per hour winds continuously rocked the cabins which were suspended in the air.


As time went on, there were growing concerns the cable line coul