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Load test of Skalka cable car in Ještěd Ski Resort in Liberec

10/24/2022
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Photo: Radek Petrášek, ČTK

The Skalka cable car in the Ještěd Ski Resort in Liberec undergoes a thorough safety test ahead of each season. And what better way to do that in Czechia than with beer? The process involves putting 200 fifty-litre beer kegs on the cable car to make sure it can take the weight.

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