ski lift
noun
: a motor-driven conveyor consisting usually of a series of bars or seats suspended from an overhead moving cable and used for transporting skiers or sightseers up a long slope
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The next most significant metrics were annual snow fall and average ski lifts per resort, weighted at 13 percent.
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Lydia Price, Travel + Leisure, 7 Jan. 2026
When snowboarding was first created, mountains banned snowboards from ski lifts because they were stigmatized by association with outcasts and misfits.
—Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 5 Jan. 2026
The ski resort opened just after Thanksgiving Day and has continued to run limited ski lifts during the weekends.
—Shannon Tyler, Idaho Statesman, 18 Dec. 2025
Attorneys for Litterer say the 2024 Colorado Supreme Court ruling against Crested Butte Mountain Resort in a negligence case regarding a woman who fell off a ski lift will help bolster their case.
—Austen Erblat, CBS News, 19 Nov. 2025
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Lydia Price, Travel + Leisure, 7 Jan. 2026
When snowboarding was first created, mountains banned snowboards from ski lifts because they were stigmatized by association with outcasts and misfits.
—Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 5 Jan. 2026
The ski resort opened just after Thanksgiving Day and has continued to run limited ski lifts during the weekends.
—Shannon Tyler, Idaho Statesman, 18 Dec. 2025
Attorneys for Litterer say the 2024 Colorado Supreme Court ruling against Crested Butte Mountain Resort in a negligence case regarding a woman who fell off a ski lift will help bolster their case.
—Austen Erblat, CBS News, 19 Nov. 2025
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“Ski lift.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ski%20lift. Accessed 9 Jan. 2026.
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