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CHAIR HOIST [1 record]

Record 1 1998-07-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Skiing and Snowboarding
DEF

An apparatus for conveying people, especially skiers, up a slope or between two points, consisting of a number of chairs suspended from an endless cable.

CONT

On some chair lifts, each chair carries two skiers at a time. The skier sits while riding up the hill and his skis swing free.

OBS

Modern chairlifts carry four skiers per chair and are detachable.

OBS

chairlift: The term used by Parks Canada.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Ski et surf des neiges
DEF

Remontée mécanique constituée par une série de sièges suspendus à un câble unique.

OBS

Les télésièges modernes transportent quatre skieurs par chaise et sont débrayables.

OBS

Terme en usage à Parcs Canada.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Esquí y snowboard
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