To be able to ski on a slope, skiers and snowboarders must first get to its top. Special lifts in the mountains help them, thanks to which they can quickly and easily reach the top. What types of devices are there and how do they differ?
Equipment at resorts
The question about the name of the ski lift in the mountains is asked by many of those who are going to ski. And they call it a funicular. All ski resorts report on their sites what types of ski lifts they can meet. This is so important as they differ in how they work and how they are used. Therefore, before your first ski trip, you definitely need to get acquainted with the specifics of specific resorts.
Thanks to this, it will be possible to use the device without special problems, to increase the safety of skiing on a slope. It must be borne in mind that you should not use the ski lifts in the mountains under the name of the funicular, without having familiarized yourself with the instructions. This can even lead to personal injury.
Cableway
All lifts operate thanks to the use of the cable car. A cable car is a suspended structure that moves up. In Moscow there are similar lifts on the Sparrow Hills.
Gondola
It is associated primarily with alpine ski resorts. In Russia, it can be found only in a limited number of resorts. This is an installation consisting of several small hanging trolleys, each of which can accommodate several people.
Drag
This ski lift is a separate structure. As a rule, they are carried along the slope, and in order to use them, it is not necessary to remove the skis and put them on again before the exit. These devices are designed to carry only one person, although at times there are similar ones, but designed for several people at once.
Tape
This is the easiest to use type of ski lift in the mountains, found almost exclusively on ski slopes. In this case, the skier stands on a special ledge, which raises it up at a relatively small angle.
Chair
The chairlift in the mountains, unlike previous variations, can be used not only by skiers and snowboarders, but also by ordinary tourists who want to enjoy the beauty. The mechanism in this case consists of one or several seats located every few meters, which are in constant motion. They can slow down at stops, which allows you to safely leave the seats, or move at a constant, somewhat reduced speed.
Do not forget with such sorties that these are skis - from more dangerous winter sports. In addition to the appropriate equipment and clothing, care must be taken to familiarize yourself with the instructions for ski lifts in the mountains.
History
The towbar was a patent of a Swiss-German engineer, invented in 1934 in Leipzig. The first of its kind in construction was launched in November 1934 in Switzerland. The cableway is very similar to it in its functioning.
Stuck. What to do?
Since then, a lot of stories have appeared in which people are stuck on a lift in the mountains. Associated with this is the fear of the funiculars of skiers. As a rule, they are afraid of them only at first. At the same time, there are a lot of failures in the work of structures every year. They are still being improved by manufacturers.
