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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Colloquially grouped as ermine, weasels are sometimes seen from chairlifts by skiers at Vail and other resorts, as well as in Rocky Mountain National Park.
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Jonathan Shikes, Denver Post, 30 Dec. 2025
While Brian Head is considered a smaller resort with 650 skiable acres, the mountain still offers an impressive 71 trails, eight chairlifts, and a wide range of terrain for experts, intermediates, and beginners alike.
—Abby Price, Travel + Leisure, 29 Dec. 2025
Earn Your Soak Sun Valley is America’s original downhill ski resort, operating the first chairlift in the world in 1938.
—Graham Averill, Outside, 12 Dec. 2025
And since 2024, Deer Valley has added 100 new ski runs, 10 new chairlifts, and a 10-passenger gondola.
—Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 10 Dec. 2025
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Jonathan Shikes, Denver Post, 30 Dec. 2025
While Brian Head is considered a smaller resort with 650 skiable acres, the mountain still offers an impressive 71 trails, eight chairlifts, and a wide range of terrain for experts, intermediates, and beginners alike.
—Abby Price, Travel + Leisure, 29 Dec. 2025
Earn Your Soak Sun Valley is America’s original downhill ski resort, operating the first chairlift in the world in 1938.
—Graham Averill, Outside, 12 Dec. 2025
And since 2024, Deer Valley has added 100 new ski runs, 10 new chairlifts, and a 10-passenger gondola.
—Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 10 Dec. 2025
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“Chairlift.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chairlift. Accessed 1 Jan. 2026.
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