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LIFT USE GUIDELINES

Chair Lifts

  • All skiers must be aware and obey signs posted around the lift loading and unloading areas and along the towpath.
  • While waiting for your turn in a ski line, skiers must prepare for loading.
  • When approaching a loading area, obey instructions given by a lift operator.
  • Always use the restraining bar on chair lifts.
  • Do not rock the chair. Remain seated with skis pointed forward.
  • Skiers should never jump from chairs.
  • If a chair lift stops, remain calm and wait until it restarts or until you receive instructions from the lift crew or the ski patrol.
  • Do not lift the restraining bar until instructed to do so and then leave the unloading area promptly.

Surface Lifts

  • When riding a surface lift, always remain in the designated towpath and never zig-zag.
  • Unload only at designated area unless lift stops and ski patrol instructs you to unload.
  • If you fall from a surface lift, try to clear the path immediately, remove skis and exit towpath.
  • Leave the unloading area promptly.