ski lift
noun
: a motor-driven conveyor consisting usually of a series of bars or seats suspended from an overhead moving cable and used for transporting skiers or sightseers up a long slope
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On April 8, Osment was allegedly acting belligerent at a California ski lodge and was blocking people from getting on the ski lift, according to bodycam footage and other videos obtained by TMZ.
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Jordan Moreau, Variety, 18 Apr. 2025
The jail log lists his occupation as a ski lift operator.
—Ishani Desai, Sacramento Bee, 10 Mar. 2025
What's New More than 170 skiers and snowboarders were left stranded after a ski lift in Colorado suffered a malfunction, leaving passengers suspended mid-air for what was roughly a five hour rescue operation.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
In 1998, a low-flying U.S. military jet cut through the cable of a ski lift in Cavalese, in the Dolomites, killing 20 people.
—FOXNews.com, 18 Apr. 2025
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Jordan Moreau, Variety, 18 Apr. 2025
The jail log lists his occupation as a ski lift operator.
—Ishani Desai, Sacramento Bee, 10 Mar. 2025
What's New More than 170 skiers and snowboarders were left stranded after a ski lift in Colorado suffered a malfunction, leaving passengers suspended mid-air for what was roughly a five hour rescue operation.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
In 1998, a low-flying U.S. military jet cut through the cable of a ski lift in Cavalese, in the Dolomites, killing 20 people.
—FOXNews.com, 18 Apr. 2025
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“Ski lift.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ski%20lift. Accessed 14 May. 2025.
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