Surface lift, the Glossary
A surface lift is a type of cable transport for snow sports in which skiers and snowboarders remain on the ground as they are pulled uphill.[1]
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38 relations: Aerial lift, Bottrop, Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald, Burnsville, Minnesota, Cable transport, Chairlift, Conveyor belt, Davos, Eisenbach, Ford Model A (1927–1931), Germany, Glacier, Gondola lift, Grade (slope), Granite Peak Ski Area, Laurentides, Montreal, New England, New Zealand, Nutcracker, Pico Mountain, Poma, Prévost, Quebec, Quebec, Saskadena Six, Ski area, Skiing, Snowbird, Utah, Snowboard, Snowboarding, Soldier Hollow, Stratton Mountain Resort, Surface lift, Truckee, California, United States, Utah, WCCO-TV, Woodstock, Vermont.
- 1908 introductions
- Ski lift types
- Surface lifts
Aerial lift
An aerial lift, also known as a cable car or ropeway, is a means of cable transport in which cabins, cars, gondolas, or open chairs are hauled above the ground by means of one or more cables. Surface lift and aerial lift are Vertical transport devices.
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Bottrop
Bottrop is a city in west-central Germany, on the Rhine–Herne Canal, in North Rhine-Westphalia.
Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald
Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald (Arrondissement de Brisgau-Haute-Forêt-Noire) is a Landkreis (district) in the southwest of Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
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Burnsville, Minnesota
Burnsville is a city south of downtown Minneapolis in Dakota County, Minnesota.
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Cable transport
Cable transport is a broad class of transport modes that have cables.
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Chairlift
An elevated passenger ropeway, or chairlift, is a type of aerial lift, which consists of a continuously circulating steel wire rope loop strung between two end terminals and usually over intermediate towers, carrying a series of chairs. Surface lift and chairlift are ski lift types and Vertical transport devices.
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Conveyor belt
A conveyor belt is the carrying medium of a belt conveyor system (often shortened to belt conveyor).
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Davos
Davos (or; help; Old Tavate) is an Alpine resort town and a municipality in the Prättigau/Davos Region in the canton of Graubünden, Switzerland.
Eisenbach
Eisenbach is a town in the district of Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald in Baden-Württemberg in Germany.
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Ford Model A (1927–1931)
The Ford Model A (also colloquially called the A-Model Ford or the A, and A-bone among hot rodders and customizers) is the Ford Motor Company's second market success, replacing the venerable Model T which had been produced for 18 years.
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Germany
Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG), is a country in Central Europe.
Glacier
A glacier is a persistent body of dense ice that is constantly moving downhill under its own weight.
Gondola lift
A gondola lift is a means of cable transport and type of aerial lift which is supported and propelled by cables from above. Surface lift and gondola lift are ski lift types and Vertical transport devices.
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Grade (slope)
The grade (US) or gradient (UK) (also called stepth, slope, incline, mainfall, pitch or rise) of a physical feature, landform or constructed line refers to the tangent of the angle of that surface to the horizontal.
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Granite Peak Ski Area
Granite Peak Ski Resort is a ski area located in Rib Mountain State Park in the Town of Rib Mountain, Marathon County, Wisconsin, south of Wausau.
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Laurentides
The Laurentides is a region of Quebec.
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Montreal
Montreal is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest in Canada, and the tenth-largest in North America.
New England
New England is a region comprising six states in the Northeastern United States: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont.
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New Zealand
New Zealand (Aotearoa) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean.
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Nutcracker
A nutcracker is a tool designed to open nuts by cracking their shells.
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Pico Mountain
Pico Mountain Ski Resort is a ski area located in Killington, Vermont, United States.
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Poma
Poma, incorporated as Pomagalski S.A., and sometimes referred to as the Poma Group, is a French company which manufactures cable-driven lift systems, including fixed and detachable chairlifts, gondola lifts, funiculars, aerial tramways, people movers, and surface lifts.
Prévost, Quebec
Prévost is a town within the La Rivière-du-Nord Regional County Municipality, Quebec, Canada, and the administrative region of Laurentides in the Laurentian Mountains, north of Montreal.
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Quebec
QuebecAccording to the Canadian government, Québec (with the acute accent) is the official name in Canadian French and Quebec (without the accent) is the province's official name in Canadian English is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada.
Saskadena Six
Saskadena Six (formerly Suicide Six) is a ski resort in South Pomfret, Vermont.
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Ski area
A ski area is the terrain and supporting infrastructure where skiing and other snow sports take place.
Skiing
Skiing is the use of skis to glide on snow for basic transport, a recreational activity, or a competitive winter sport.
Snowbird, Utah
Snowbird is an unincorporated community in Little Cottonwood Canyon in the Wasatch Range of the Rocky Mountains near Salt Lake City, Utah, United States. It is most famous for Snowbird Ski and Summer Resort, an alpine skiing and snowboarding area, which opened in December 1971.
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Snowboard
Snowboards are boards where the user places both feet, usually secured, to the same board.
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Snowboarding
Snowboarding is a recreational and competitive activity that involves descending a snow-covered surface while standing on a snowboard that is almost always attached to a rider's feet.
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Soldier Hollow
Soldier Hollow is a cross-country ski venue located at the mouth of a hollow of the same name about southeast of Salt Lake City in Wasatch Mountain State Park in northwestern Wasatch County, Utah, United States.
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Stratton Mountain Resort
Stratton Mountain Resort is a ski area in the northeastern United States, located on Stratton Mountain in Stratton, Vermont, east of Manchester.
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Surface lift
A surface lift is a type of cable transport for snow sports in which skiers and snowboarders remain on the ground as they are pulled uphill. Surface lift and surface lift are 1908 introductions, ski lift types, surface lifts and Vertical transport devices.
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Truckee, California
Truckee is an incorporated town in Nevada County, California, United States.
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United States
The United States of America (USA or U.S.A.), commonly known as the United States (US or U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America.
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Utah
Utah is a landlocked state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States.
WCCO-TV
WCCO-TV (channel 4), branded CBS Minnesota, is a television station licensed to Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States, serving as the CBS outlet for the Twin Cities area.
Woodstock, Vermont
Woodstock is the shire town (county seat) of Windsor County, Vermont, United States.
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See also
1908 introductions
- Abraham–Minkowski controversy
- British Standard Fine
- Epic Laws of Folk Narrative
- Geiger counter
- Grelling–Nelson paradox
- Gyrocompass
- Ljungström turbine
- Northwest Semitic languages
- Surface lift
- Umami
- Whiffenpoof
Ski lift types
Surface lifts
- Surface lift
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surface_lift
Also known as Bugel lift, Button lift, Button lifts, Carpet lift, Conveyor Belt (ski lift), Conveyor belt ski lift, Conveyor lift, Conveyor lifts, Drag lift, Drag lifts, Handle Tow, Handle lift, Handle tows, J bar lift, J-bar lift, J-bar lifts, L bar lift, L-bar lift, L-bar lifts, Magic Carpet (ski lift), Platter lift, Platter lifts, Platter pull, Platter pulls, Poma lift, Poma lifts, Pooma lift, Rope tow, Rope tows, Ski conveyor, Ski tow, Surface lifts, T bar lift, T-bar lift, T-bar lifts, Tow lift, Tow ropes.