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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Members of the Park City Mountain ski patrol in Utah were back at work Thursday after the resort agreed to raise their pay by $2 an hour, ending a 13-day strike that forced long wait times for ski lifts and frustrated hundreds of customers.
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Deon J. Hampton, NBC News, 9 Jan. 2025
Thanks to 13 ski lifts, lines are short and kids antsy to hit the slopes can get up the mountain faster.
—Elisabeth Sherman, Parents, 6 Jan. 2025
This powerful wind was part of a storm system that moved through the Sierra and caused closures of some upper mountain ski lifts.
—David Caraccio, Sacramento Bee, 4 Jan. 2025
The hotel’s location halfway up the mountain allows for ski-in, ski-out access to three different ski lifts.
—Katharina Kotrba, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
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Deon J. Hampton, NBC News, 9 Jan. 2025
Thanks to 13 ski lifts, lines are short and kids antsy to hit the slopes can get up the mountain faster.
—Elisabeth Sherman, Parents, 6 Jan. 2025
This powerful wind was part of a storm system that moved through the Sierra and caused closures of some upper mountain ski lifts.
—David Caraccio, Sacramento Bee, 4 Jan. 2025
The hotel’s location halfway up the mountain allows for ski-in, ski-out access to three different ski lifts.
—Katharina Kotrba, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
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“Ski lift.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ski%20lift. Accessed 23 Jan. 2025.
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