Cavalese is a comune of 3,665 inhabitants in Trentino, northern Italy

Italy

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, a ski resort and the main center in the Val di Fiemme

Val di Fiemme

thumb|300px|Location of the Fiemme Valley in [[Trentino]].thumb|300px|The [[Lagorai]] seen from [[Passo Lusia]].Fiemme Valley is a valley in the Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol region in northern Italy located in the Dolomites mountain region....

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The cable car from Cavalese to the nearby mountain Cermis

Cermis

Cermis is a mountain of the Lagorai group in eastern Trentino, Italy in the comune of Cavalese.Part of the Val di Fiemme-Obereggen, it is famous for its ski slopes....

 has been the site of two major cable-car

Gondola lift

A gondola lift is a type of aerial lift, normally called a cable car, which is supported and propelled by cables from above. It consists of a loop of steel cable that is strung between two stations, sometimes over intermediate supporting towers. The cable is driven by a bullwheel in a terminal,...

 accidents, one in 1976 and one in 1998 (due to a U.S. Marine Corps Northrop Grumman EA-6B Prowler aircraft cutting the cable during a training exercise, killing 20 people). In both cases the car, descending from Cermis, fell to the ground.