The incident occurred on March 18 in Engelberg, south of Lake Lucerne. This area is known as one of the most famous ski resorts in central Switzerland.
According to officials, the cable car cabin, certified to carry a maximum of eight people, when the accident occurred, only one passenger, a 61-year-old woman, died.
The accident occurred at an altitude of about 2,000 meters in the Alps, rescue forces had difficulty accessing the scene and helicopters were mobilized.
The cause of the accident is being investigated.
According to local news agencies, the cable car cabin appeared to have slipped out of the cable in strong wind conditions, then fell down, slid along the mountainside and overturned many times before stopping when hitting a bush.
This moment was recorded by a witness and provided a video to the Swiss press.
There were about 100 to 200 people moving on other cable car cabins on the route at the time officials were informed about the incident.
Mr. Norbert Patt, CEO of Titlis Bergbahnen cable car company, said passengers were evacuated in the afternoon.
After the cabin encountered problems and many other cabins were discontinued, partly due to "strong winds", according to information from the ski resort's website.
MeteoSchweiz weather agency recorded sunny conditions in Engelberg with a temperature of about 8 degrees Celsius (about 46 degrees F) at noon on the same day. However, the area also had wind warnings with " gusts at exposed positions over 1,800 meters" up to 130 km/h.
