Overview
- The ascending cabin failed to decelerate entering the Monte Moro station near 9,000 feet and struck the safety barrier, the operator said.
- Six passengers, including a child, were treated on site, with the most serious a 59-year-old man with an arm wound and no life-threatening injuries reported.
- Roughly 100 people were stranded across the system, including 94 gathered at Basso Moro, with evacuations by firefighters and helicopters.
- Emergency service 118 coordinated air transfers to hospitals as ski operations in the area were suspended.
- Macugnaga Trasporti e Servizi reported a technical problem, and officials began evaluating the lift, which was built in 1962 and overhauled in 2023 with public funding.