On a stormy April afternoon in 1978, the Cable Car at Squaw Valley came off of one of its cables, dropped 75 feet and then bounced back up, colliding with a cable which sheared through the car. Four people we killed and thirty-one were injured. Robert Frohlich tells the full story of the Squaw Cable Car tragedy and the heroic rescue effort in this Moonshine article >>
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I was there on that night. My ex husband, Michael Salvatore was the conductor on the one tram not injuried., I remember waiting for him as he rolled his way down from the floor of the tram (*closest to the office) wiping in the snow, very bad, scary.. I will never forget it..,.,
Comment by terry akens — July 27, 2010 @ 5:05 pm
Does anyone know of a book or movie I can find regarding the 1978 tram accident at Squaw?
Thank you
Comment by Peter — August 1, 2010 @ 9:29 am