Intentional Avalanche Hits Chimbulak Ski Lift

There's been an above average amount of snow in the mountains above Almaty this year, and I've just been waiting for the effects to hit the city proper. There's already been serious flood damage and lives lost in the area, and the snow hasn't even really begun to melt.

According to the post where I saw the attached video, at a ski site, an intentional avalanche at the Chimbulak ski resort above Almaty had some unintended consequences. The ski site used the word "demolishes" it does not appear as if any of the lift's pylons were toppled; however according to the audio, two are knocked down. Certainly the cables that the chairs are suspended from definitely jangled pretty strongly, upending many of the chairs.

I haven't been skiing at Chimbulak for a number of years but from the video it looks like this is near the top, at the last of three major lifts, which was an older, single-chair lift with wooden seats the last time I was there.