Tag: 1976 Gondola Crash
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After the fall: 50 years later, Vail gondola crash still harrowing for survivors
As the red gondola car suddenly bucked and shook on that morning 50 years ago, Greg Dietrich craned his neck, looked up, and realized the steel cable his life depended on had frayed and unraveled. It was just after 9:15 a.m. on March 26, 1976, at Vail ski resort, and the 19-year-old knew something was…