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Chairlift mechanism in the resort of Val Cenis Vanoise, France
A ski lift is a mechanism for transporting skiers up a hill. Ski lifts are typically a paid service at ski resorts. The first ski lift was built in 1908 by German Robert Winterhalder in Schollach/Eisenbach, Hochschwarzwald.[1]
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A skilift is a mechanism for transporting skiers up a hill. Skilifts are typically a paid service at ski resorts. The first skilift was built in 1908...
higher-comfort aerial lifts, such as chairlifts and gondola lifts. Today, surface lifts are most often found on beginner slopes, small ski areas, and peripheral...
A gondola lift is a means of cable transport and type of aerial lift which is supported and propelled by cables from above. It consists of a loop of steel...
adjacent to a ski area – a mountainous area with pistes (ski trails) and a skilift system. In North America, it is more common for ski areas to exist...
chairs. They are the primary on-hill transport at most ski areas (in such cases referred to as 'skilifts'), but are also found at amusement parks and various...
Yan Lift, incorporated as Lift Engineering & Mfg. Co., was a major skilift manufacturer in North America. Founded in 1965 and based in Carson City, Nevada...
New ski and ski binding designs, coupled with the introduction of skilifts to carry skiers up slopes, enabled the development of alpine skis. Meanwhile...
"Death in the Alps: a special report.; How Wayward U.S. Pilot Killed 20 on SkiLift" Archived 2018-07-28 at the Wayback Machine, The New York Times, 18 February...
similar to backcountry skiing but excludes the use of a skilift or transport. Ski touring combines elements of Nordic and alpine skiing and embraces such...
the air, as opposed to surface lifts, where they remain on the ground. aerial skiing A sub-discipline of freestyle skiing and a competitive Winter Olympic...
assist a caregiver for a disabled patient Rack lift, a type of elevator Skilift, an aerial or surface lift for uphill transport Space elevator, a hypothetical...
is a list of ski areas and resorts in the United States that are currently operational. It is restricted to skilift-served alpine skiing areas, both public...
and Bleichert Riblet – United States, founded in 1908, closed in 2003 SkiLift International – United States, founded in 1965, acquired by Riblet in 1973[citation...
SuperChair at Breckenridge Ski Resort in Colorado.[citation needed] This lift was relocated in 1999 to the Owl's Head Ski area in Quebec as "Le Lac",...
(1950–1953). A US$7.5 million (£4.5 million; €5.5 million) deal with a Swiss ski-lift manufacturer was blocked in August 2013 after the country's government...
early due to being paged by his hospital to attend an emergency. 48 8 "The SkiLift" Larry Charles Larry David November 20, 2005 (2005-11-20) Richard's nurse...
they have paid and can ride on the skilift(s) that transport people and equipment up or down a mountain. Types of lift tickets may vary by specific number...
Whistler, the peak is not lift-served. Blackcomb has a higher skiable vertical, at 1,565 meters (5,135 feet), but less in-bound skiing area at 3,414 acres (1...
side and Blue Sky Basin lifts, as well as the wide open Back Bowls, glades, and chutes. Vail has the fourth-largest area of skiable terrain in North America...
suspended from these cables. Aerial tramway Chairlift Funitel Gondola liftSkilift Zip line Forms of cable transport where cars on rails are hauled by...
off-trail within ski area boundaries where skilifts and emergency services are close at hand. Slackcountry: terrain outside of the ski area boundary that...
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