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Avalanche at French ski resort traps skiiers on lifts (VIDEO)

The avalanche demolished pylons and leaving skiers dangling in their chairs.

In a separate rescue, French gendarmes used a helicopter to evacuate people from a telecabin in the French ski resort of Alpe d'Huez on February 11, 2012.

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