Engineering:Ski lift
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Short description: Transport device that carries skiers up a hill
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Chairlift mechanism in the resort of Val Cenis Vanoise, France
A ski lift is a mechanism for transporting skiers up a hill. Ski lifts are typically a paid service at ski resorts. The first ski lift was built in 1908 by German Robert Winterhalder in Schollach/Eisenbach, Hochschwarzwald.[1]
Types
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A chairlift at the ski resort of Vuokatti in Sotkamo, Kainuu, Finland in 2006
- Aerial lifts transport skiers while suspended off the ground.[2] Aerial lifts are often bicable ropeways, the "bi-" prefix meaning that the cables have two different functions (carrying and pulling).[3]
- Surface lifts, including T-bars, magic carpets, and rope tows.
- Cable railways, including funiculars
- Helicopters are used for heliskiing and snowcats for snowcat skiing. This is backcountry skiing or boarding accessed by a snowcat or helicopter instead of a lift, or by hiking. Cat skiing is less than half the cost of heliskiing, more expensive than a lift ticket but is easier than ski touring. Cat skiing is guided.[4] Skiing at select, extreme resorts, like Silverton Mountain, is also guided, even when skiing just off the lift.[5]
Locations
Ski lifts are built in many parts of the world. Extreme locations of outdoor ski lifts:
- The northernmost is near Tromsø, Norway
- The southernmost is near Ushuaia, Argentina
- The closest to the equator in the northern hemisphere is near Liang, China
- The closest to the equator in the southern hemisphere is near Mahlasela, Lesotho
References
- ↑ Hochschwarzwald.de: 1. Skilift der Welt in Schollach entdecken (German)
- ↑ "Glossary". http://www.skilifts.org/old/glossary.htm.
- ↑ "FAQ". http://www.lift-world.info/en/technology/faq/question1.htm.
- ↑ "Cat Skiing". http://www.powderhounds.com/Cat-Skiing.aspx.
- ↑ ZRankings, Top Ski Resorts. "Skiing's Unique Resorts". ZRankings. https://zrankings.com/articles/ski-resorts/skiings-unique-resorts-the-top-five.html.
External links
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