At a place called Bears Town, near Seoul, South Korea.
There are supposed to be braking systems and other safety features to slow and halt it, much like those on an elevator. I skied for more than 30 years and never saw anything like this. It suggests either very poor maintenance or interference with the machinery. Ski lifts have been built with fail-safe braking systems for at least 50 years.
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https://liftblog.com/2022/01/22/lift-rollback-causes-injuries-damage-in-south-korea/
Lift Rollback Causes Injuries, Damage in South Korea
January 22, 2022 Peter Landsman
Authorities in South Korea say a rollback at the Bears Town ski resort involved approximately 100 people. The mountain’s base-to-summit detachable quad went backward at approximately 3:00 pm today and at least 20 chairs stacked together in the bottom terminal. Some riders jumped or fell from the lift while others were pinned in the station. At one point, video of the incident shows guests grabbing on to chairs in an attempt to stop the lift. Police say numerous skiers jumped or fell while firefighters rope evacuated others after the ropeway stopped. At least one child was taken to the hospital.
Rollbacks of modern lifts are exceedingly rare and a detachable lift rollback is even more unusual. The quad where the incident occurred is called Challenge and appears to have been built by Poma some time around the early 1990s.
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