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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The resort offers scenic chairlift rides to hiking trails, wildflowers and views of Big Sky.
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Nora Colomer, Fox News, 23 May 2024
Music on the Green comes to the plaza near the Madeline Hotel & Residences, while the Sunset Music Series stage is located on a grassy knoll near the top of chairlift 1.
—Tiney Ricciardi, The Denver Post, 20 May 2024
Rails, escalators, gondolas and chairlifts revealed a mind-blowing feat of engineering and infrastructure that covered 324 miles across two countries.
—Marlise Kast-Myers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 May 2024
There’s no other way to reach it from the bottom of the hill besides a single-seat wooden chairlift built in the 1950s.
—Frank Bruni Laura May Todd, New York Times, 13 May 2024
In the past, he’s captured adorable pups checking into the Parker Palm Springs, hopping on an Aspen chairlift, dining at Ladurée in Paris, and lounging poolside in Montecito.
—Blake Bakkila, Sunset Magazine, 13 May 2024
Several ski resorts were forced to temporarily close Saturday after a perfect storm of bad conditions — heavy snow, gusty winds, tough ice on chairlifts, road closures and power outages, to name a few.
—Daniel Hunt, Sacramento Bee, 2 Mar. 2024
The few chairlifts operating glide over barren hills, peppered with hikers where snowboarders normally stream.
—Fiona Sibbett, CNN, 28 Feb. 2024
The ski slopes are spread across the three peaks and served by eight chairlifts, ultimately covering 1,200 acres of skiable terrain.
—The Arizona Republic, 3 Feb. 2024
Nora Colomer, Fox News, 23 May 2024
Music on the Green comes to the plaza near the Madeline Hotel & Residences, while the Sunset Music Series stage is located on a grassy knoll near the top of chairlift 1.
—Tiney Ricciardi, The Denver Post, 20 May 2024
Rails, escalators, gondolas and chairlifts revealed a mind-blowing feat of engineering and infrastructure that covered 324 miles across two countries.
—Marlise Kast-Myers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 May 2024
There’s no other way to reach it from the bottom of the hill besides a single-seat wooden chairlift built in the 1950s.
—Frank Bruni Laura May Todd, New York Times, 13 May 2024
In the past, he’s captured adorable pups checking into the Parker Palm Springs, hopping on an Aspen chairlift, dining at Ladurée in Paris, and lounging poolside in Montecito.
—Blake Bakkila, Sunset Magazine, 13 May 2024
Several ski resorts were forced to temporarily close Saturday after a perfect storm of bad conditions — heavy snow, gusty winds, tough ice on chairlifts, road closures and power outages, to name a few.
—Daniel Hunt, Sacramento Bee, 2 Mar. 2024
The few chairlifts operating glide over barren hills, peppered with hikers where snowboarders normally stream.
—Fiona Sibbett, CNN, 28 Feb. 2024
The ski slopes are spread across the three peaks and served by eight chairlifts, ultimately covering 1,200 acres of skiable terrain.
—The Arizona Republic, 3 Feb. 2024
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“Chairlift.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chairlift. Accessed 28 May. 2024.
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