More than 160 tourists had to be brought down from the top of the Schilthorn in the Bernese Oberland by helicopter after the cable car broke down on Saturday afternoon.
Fortunately, no one was stuck in the gondolas.
The visitors were taken from the top of the mountain, made famous by the James Bond film, On Her Majesty’s Secret Service, down to Mürren.
They could take another cable car from there.
It took about three hours for everyone to be rescued.
Geneva hosts two vital diplomatic meetings today
For at least 48 hours, Geneva becomes the world’s diplomatic epicentre, hosting two sets of high-stakes talks at the same time.
Snowfall grips Alps - high avalanche warnings almost everywhere
Heavy snowfall is tightening its grip across the Swiss Alps, triggering deadly avalanches and major disruption.
Snow derails train - injures 5
A train derailed near Goppenstein in canton Valais after an avalanche swept across the line yesterday morning.
Train travel remains disrupted in Lausanne
Train travel between Geneva and Lausanne remains problematic today.
High franc - high cost for business
Pressure is mounting on the Swiss national bank to intervene to slow the franc's relentless rise.
Economy grows a little
Switzerland’s economy edged up by 0.2 per cent in the fourth quarter, according to an initial estimate from the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs.
