Wedding planners, tourism industry scramble in wake of Sea to Sky Gondola collapse

The collapse of the popular Sea to Sky Gondola in Squamish on Saturday has dashed dozens of wedding plans for the rest of the season.

The Squamish RCMP is treating the collapse as a criminal investigation and said Saturday that the gondola’s cable appears to have been cut. No timeline has been given for when the gondola may be repaired and reopened, which has planners scrambling to find alternative venues.

The collapse was reported around 4:30am on Saturday morning. No one was injured.

The company that operates the attraction says a haul rope (five-centimetre cable) snapped, and most of the gondola’s 30 cabins fell to the ground. Six cabins were in the gondola’s upper and lower stations and were unaffected.

The lift manufacturer, Dopplemayr, has sent a team to the site to inspect the gondola along with an international rope maintenance company.

Guest: Rachael Lythe

Wedding planner, and owner of Sea-To-Sky Celebrations

The collapse of the popular Sea to Sky Gondola in Squamish on Saturday has dashed dozens of wedding plans for the rest of the season.

The Squamish RCMP is treating the collapse as a criminal investigation and said Saturday that the gondola’s cable appears to have been cut. No timeline has been given for when the gondola may be repaired and reopened, which has planners scrambling to find alternative venues.

The collapse was reported around 4:30am on Saturday morning. No one was injured.

The company that operates the attraction says a haul rope (five-centimetre cable) snapped, and most of the gondola’s 30 cabins fell to the ground. Six cabins were in the gondola’s upper and lower stations and were unaffected.

The lift manufacturer, Dopplemayr, has sent a team to the site to inspect the gondola along with an international rope maintenance company.

Guest: Rachael Lythe

Wedding planner, and owner of Sea-To-Sky Celebrations