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
Examples of chairlift in a Sentence
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Several ski resorts were forced to temporarily close Saturday after a perfect storm of bad conditions — heavy snow, gusty winds, tough ice on chairlifts, road closures and power outages, to name a few.
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Daniel Hunt, Sacramento Bee, 2 Mar. 2024
The few chairlifts operating glide over barren hills, peppered with hikers where snowboarders normally stream.
—Fiona Sibbett, CNN, 28 Feb. 2024
The ski slopes are spread across the three peaks and served by eight chairlifts, ultimately covering 1,200 acres of skiable terrain.
—The Arizona Republic, 3 Feb. 2024
High in the mountains above Lake Tahoe, skiers and snowboarders lined up Wednesday morning to be among the first of the season to ride a chairlift serving some of North America’s most iconic expert terrain.
—Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 12 Jan. 2024
The Summit Express chairlift and area were immediately closed.
—Jason Green, The Mercury News, 11 Jan. 2024
But, today, relatively many heli-ski—the sport of off-piste, backcountry skiing down slopes reached by chopper chairlift.
—John Briley, Robb Report, 28 Mar. 2024
Palisades was among several ski mountains that closed most or all chairlifts over the weekend because of snow, wind and low visibility.
—Julie Watson, Fortune, 5 Mar. 2024
Additionally, Swain wrote in a blog post, ski resorts will likely need to halt chairlifts during strong winds.
—Rong-Gong Lin Ii, Los Angeles Times, 29 Feb. 2024
Daniel Hunt, Sacramento Bee, 2 Mar. 2024
The few chairlifts operating glide over barren hills, peppered with hikers where snowboarders normally stream.
—Fiona Sibbett, CNN, 28 Feb. 2024
The ski slopes are spread across the three peaks and served by eight chairlifts, ultimately covering 1,200 acres of skiable terrain.
—The Arizona Republic, 3 Feb. 2024
High in the mountains above Lake Tahoe, skiers and snowboarders lined up Wednesday morning to be among the first of the season to ride a chairlift serving some of North America’s most iconic expert terrain.
—Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 12 Jan. 2024
The Summit Express chairlift and area were immediately closed.
—Jason Green, The Mercury News, 11 Jan. 2024
But, today, relatively many heli-ski—the sport of off-piste, backcountry skiing down slopes reached by chopper chairlift.
—John Briley, Robb Report, 28 Mar. 2024
Palisades was among several ski mountains that closed most or all chairlifts over the weekend because of snow, wind and low visibility.
—Julie Watson, Fortune, 5 Mar. 2024
Additionally, Swain wrote in a blog post, ski resorts will likely need to halt chairlifts during strong winds.
—Rong-Gong Lin Ii, Los Angeles Times, 29 Feb. 2024
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“Chairlift.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chairlift. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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