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ski lift

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ski lift
n.
A power-driven conveyor, usually with attached tow bars, suspended chairs, or gondolas, used to carry skiers to the top of a trail or slope. Also called ski tow.

ski lift
n
(Individual Sports & Recreations / Skiing) any of various devices for carrying skiers up a slope, such as a chairlift
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.ski lift - a powered conveyance that carries skiers up a hillski lift - a powered conveyance that carries skiers up a hill
chair lift, chairlift - a ski lift on which riders (skiers or sightseers) are seated and carried up or down a mountainside; seats are hung from an endless overhead cable
transport, conveyance - something that serves as a means of transportation
rope tow - a ski tow offering only a moving rope to hold onto
surface lift - a ski tow that pulls skiers up a slope without lifting them off the ground
Translations
ski lift
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ski lift nimpianto di risalita

ski lift مصعد تزحلق lyžařský vlek skilift Skilift τελεφερίκ πίστας σκι telesilla hiihtohissi téléski žičara za skijaše impianto di risalita スキー場のリフト 스키 리프트 skilift skiheis wyciąg narciarski teleférico лыжный подъемник skidlift กระเช้าไฟฟ้า teleferik thang kéo người trượt tuyết 上山吊椅缆车


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The resort now offers a unique Snow Guarantee, saying that at least 70 per cent of the Val Thorens-Orelle ski lifts will be open between Christmas and May 1.
A sampling of topics: effect of age and experience on lower leg fractures in alpine sports, evaluating the influence of helmets in pediatric head and neck injuries in snow sports, a novel anti-slip pad for improving steering when exiting a ski lift on a snowboard, laterality in ACL injury prevalence in alpine skiers, and safer ski jump landing surface design to limit normal impact velocity.
Heavy winds brought a ski lift at Sept Laux in the Isere region to a standstill and emergency services rescued 50 skiers stuck on it.
 
 
 
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