article_snippet: Those who have skied will have experienced the nerve-racking moment a ski lift temporarily stops mid-journey to dangle in the wind above jutting rocks below.
article_snippet: But imagine if your lift hadn't stopped because someone was having momentary trouble disembarking at the other end.
article_snippet: Imagine if it stopped because a tree had fallen on a tree cable.
article_snippet: Well for a group of skiers enjoying the slopes on a windy day in Val Gardena, Italy that terrifying image came true.
highlights_snippet: The incident occurred on a windy day at Val Gardena in northern Italy .