chairlift
noun
chair·lift
ˈcher-ˌlift 
: a motor-driven conveyor consisting of a series of seats suspended from a cable and used for transporting skiers or sightseers up or down a long slope or mountainside
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For the 2025–2026 season, skiers and riders can make turns down 100 new ski runs accessed from ten new chairlifts.
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Outside, 25 Nov. 2025
Ride Canada’s only heated chairlift, Teepee Town LX, and check out five terrain parks.
—Stephanie Stephens, USA Today, 13 Nov. 2025
For fewer crowds, try the Lady Morgan chairlift (not recommended for beginners), where Feddersen says he’s never seen a line.
—AFAR Media, 29 Oct. 2025
The Deep Temerity area, serviced by a dedicated chairlift, holds a network of vertigo-inducing steeps, glades, and narrow chutes.
—Charles Curkin, Vogue, 27 Oct. 2025
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Outside, 25 Nov. 2025
Ride Canada’s only heated chairlift, Teepee Town LX, and check out five terrain parks.
—Stephanie Stephens, USA Today, 13 Nov. 2025
For fewer crowds, try the Lady Morgan chairlift (not recommended for beginners), where Feddersen says he’s never seen a line.
—AFAR Media, 29 Oct. 2025
The Deep Temerity area, serviced by a dedicated chairlift, holds a network of vertigo-inducing steeps, glades, and narrow chutes.
—Charles Curkin, Vogue, 27 Oct. 2025
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“Chairlift.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chairlift. Accessed 1 Dec. 2025.
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