S1 E8 ∙ Lifts ∙
There's a rare crisis in Val Thorens when one of biggest cable cars in the world breaks down, leaving up to 100 people dangling from a wire 50 metres above the mountainside.
All episodes for series 1 of Ski A&E
S1 E1 · Intro
The work of rescue and medical teams in a ski resort in the French Alps.
S1 E2 · Weather
A man has cut open his face and a woman has fallen 13 metres without a helmet.
S1 E3 · Pain
Ski Patrol and the medics deal with emergencies, including a heli-rescue from a mountain.
S1 E4 · Speed
Featuring people who pay the price for white-knuckle thrills.
S1 E5 · Snowpark
The teams deal with the range of emergencies that occur in the Val Thorens snowpark.
S1 E6 · Insurance
Patients include Terri from Crewe, who ends up with more than 20 stitches in her shoulder.
S1 E7 · Changeover Day
Out-of-practice skiers hit the slopes with sometimes disastrous consequences.
S1 E8 · Lifts
One of biggest cable cars in the world breaks down in Val Thorens.
S1 E9 · Varsity
It's Varsity Week, when rival Oxbridge universities hit town for a downhill grudge match.
S1 E10 · Avalanche
Patrol teams seek a 14-year-old boy who goes missing after skiing off-piste alone.
