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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There's a ski lift a few minutes' walk from the hotel and a raft of rambling trails.
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Grainne McBride, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Jan. 2026
In the sense that the only facility that is not yet guaranteed at the moment is the new ski lift that would be used to transport spectators and athletes to the ski competitions.
—Denny Alfonso, New York Times, 14 Jan. 2026
The next most significant metrics were annual snow fall and average ski lifts per resort, weighted at 13 percent.
—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
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Grainne McBride, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Jan. 2026
In the sense that the only facility that is not yet guaranteed at the moment is the new ski lift that would be used to transport spectators and athletes to the ski competitions.
—Denny Alfonso, New York Times, 14 Jan. 2026
The next most significant metrics were annual snow fall and average ski lifts per resort, weighted at 13 percent.
—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
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“Ski lift.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ski%20lift. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.
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