A 61-year-old woman died in an accident at the Swiss ski resort Engelberg-Titlis on Wednesday, March 18, 2026, when a gondola cabin detached from its cable and rolled down the mountain.
Local police said the victim was the only person riding in the gondola cabin at the time.
The outlet added that between 100 and 200 people were safely evacuated from about 40 other cabins on the gondola, which stopped after the accident.
Strong winds were reported in the area on Wednesday, closing several local lifts, swissinfo.ch reported. A video shared by Blick appears to show the cabin rolling through the snow as winds howl in the background.
Asked about why the gondola was operating in the winds, police said, “We can’t provide any information on this at the moment,” according to bluewin.ch.
More details about the accident and its cause are scant.
Norbert Patt, CEO of the lift company Titlis Bergbahnen, said it was an extraordinary event that “came out of the blue.” He extended his condolences to the family of the victim and said, “We hope to obtain verified facts quickly.”
An investigation into the accident is underway.
The gondola, the Titlis Xpress, climbs in two stages from Engelberg to an altitude of almost 8,000 feet.
Fatal ski lift accidents are rare. According to a fact sheet published by the National Ski Areas Association (NSAA), which covers the U.S. ski industry, “There have been 16 fatalities stemming from 9 mechanical malfunction incidents from 1973 to January 31, 2024.“
The fact sheet added that most of these accidents happened in the 1970s and 1980s.
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