Chairlifts are an amazing feature of skiing and snowboarding, and there are many interesting facts about ski lifts that enhance our experience on the slopes. They allow us to cruise up the mountain with little effort so we can enjoy turn after turn, day after day, without killing our legs. Even if you’re the type of person who prefers the backcountry, you probably learned how to ski or snowboard in the first place with the help of a chairlift.
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Yet we tend to take them for granted, not considering the design and work that goes into them nor the fascinating facts that lie behind them. SRG Skiing took a dive into 10 amazing facts about ski lifts that you’ve probably never heard.
Some of these facts are pretty standard, but there’s several that are much less known. Did you know, for example, that the first ropeways came from mining, or that some chairlifts will put the bar down automatically? Did you know that there’s only two primary groups that build and design a majority of ski lifts around the world?
