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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Walt Disney invested in the development of Sugar Bowl Ski Resort, which named the first chairlift built in the state of California after him.
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Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 24 Feb. 2025
Park City was one of the first resorts in the nation to build a heated bubble chair, now the fanciest form of chairlift and still rare, and the Canyons Village is served by both this bubble and a gondola, making uphill access in the morning a breeze.
—Larry Olmsted, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2025
The incident occurred on tower eight of the Peak Triple chairlift that was installed in 2017, according to the resort.
—Megan Forrester, ABC News, 18 Feb. 2025
However, crews will need time to clear new snow that’s fallen since Wednesday at the Silverado chairlift.
—Camila Pedrosa, Sacramento Bee, 14 Feb. 2025
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Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 24 Feb. 2025
Park City was one of the first resorts in the nation to build a heated bubble chair, now the fanciest form of chairlift and still rare, and the Canyons Village is served by both this bubble and a gondola, making uphill access in the morning a breeze.
—Larry Olmsted, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2025
The incident occurred on tower eight of the Peak Triple chairlift that was installed in 2017, according to the resort.
—Megan Forrester, ABC News, 18 Feb. 2025
However, crews will need time to clear new snow that’s fallen since Wednesday at the Silverado chairlift.
—Camila Pedrosa, Sacramento Bee, 14 Feb. 2025
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“Chairlift.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chairlift. Accessed 10 Mar. 2025.
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