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| x Detachable chairlift |
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A detachable chairlift or high-speed chairlift is a type of passenger aerial lift, which, like a fixed-grip chairlift, consists of numerous chairs attached to a constantly moving wire rope (called a haul rope) that is strung between two (or more)...
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| x Gondola lift |
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A gondola lift is a type of aerial lift, often called a cable car, which consists of a loop of steel cable that is strung between two stations, sometimes over intermediate supporting towers. The cable is driven by a bullwheel in the terminal, which...
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| x High speed six packs |
A High speed six pack is a detachable chairlift (Also known as a high-speed chairlift) which holds six people. They are very common at ski areas all over the world, and are now almost commonplace. They are a much more efficient means of transporting...
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| x Magic Carpet |
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A magic carpet (also carpet lift) is a type of surface lift (like rope tows, T-bar lifts and platter lifts) installed at ski areas to transport skiers and snowboarders up the hill. The name is inspired by the mythological magic carpets featured in...
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| x T-bar lift |
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A T-bar lift, also called T-bar, is a mechanised system for transporting skiers and snowboarders uphill, along the surface of the slope. In the United States it is generally employed for low-capacity slopes in large resorts and small local areas...
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| x J-bar lift |
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A J-bar (in some regions, L-bar) is a type of surface lift invented in the 1940s for ski area passenger transport. They are now rarely in operation having been superseded by T-bars, which have twice the capacity at basically the same price, and...
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| x Platter lift |
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A platter lift (US), platter pull (US) or button lift (Europe) is a surface lift, a mechanized system for pulling skiers and snowboarders uphill, along the surface of the slope. In Europe they are also known as Poma lifts (after Poma corporation...
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| x Ski tow |
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A ski tow, also called rope tow or handle tow, is a mechanised system for pulling skiers and snowboarders uphill. In its most basic form, it consists of a long rope loop running through a pulley at the bottom and one at the top, powered by an engine...
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| x Funifor |
A Funifor is a type of aerial lift or aerial tramway with two guide ropes and a haul rope loop per cabin. The Funifor design is patented by Doppelmayr Garaventa Group. Two reversible cabins run on parallel tracks. The drives of the two cabins are...
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| x Funitel |
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A funitel is a type of aerial lift, generally used to transport skiers. The name funitel is a conjunction between the French words funiculaire and telepherique. Funitels have not only been used as a means to transport skiers; there is one used to...
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| x Hybrid lift |
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A hybrid lift is a new type of ski lift that combines the elements of a chairlift and a gondola. First introduced by Poma, who refers to them as Telemix, they have since been copied by most lift manufacturers who refer to them by a variety of names;...
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| x Aerial tramway |
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An aerial tramway or cable car (British English) is a type of aerial lift in which a cabin or other conveyance is suspended from a fixed cable and is pulled by another cable.
Because of the proliferation of such systems in the Alpine regions of...
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