Ski Lift facts

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Sean Bean is terrified of flying. So during Lord of the Rings when the cast had to fly to remote shoot locations by helicopter, like the snowy mountains, he travelled part of the way via ski-lift and then spend two hours walking the remainder of the journey, in full Boromir costume.

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There is a tiny ski village in Austria (Serfaus) that boasts its own metro line. The village has a population of about 1,100 and the purpose of the metro that runs under its main street is to transport skiers from a parking lot to the ski lifts. It's the shortest underground system in the World.

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1. In 1923 the first ski hut was built and in 1938 the first ski lift was built in Tongariro National Park.

2. Skiing enthusiasts on Usenet got into a flame war that went on for months until the Seattle police department had to intervene, and a judge banned one of the members from making any new posts. The dispute began over who should get a set of free ski-lift passes.

3. Ski resort chair lifts are based on banana conveyor belts. The only changes were a souped up engine, and a seat instead of a hook.

4. The Mad River Glen ski area is one of the only two ski areas in the US that operates a single-chair ski lift.

5. How ski lifts are installed: Vail's new Chair 5

6. Mad River Glen, Vermont, is 1 of 2 ski areas in the US that operates a single chair lift, and 1 of 3 that bans snowboarding. It also has a trail where skiers must drop in off a 4-5 foot frozen waterfall.

7. John Denver wrote "Annie's Song" during a 10 minute ride up a ski lift in Aspen, Colorado. He related that the feeling of total immersion in the beauty of the colors and sounds that filled all senses inspired him to think about his wife.

8. In 1998 a US Marine Corps aircraft (EA-6B) flying lower than the regulated altitude cut a ski lift cable in Italy 🇮🇹, killing 20 Europeans.

9. John Denver wrote "Annie's Song" while riding a ski lift in Switzerland; the lyrics combine his love for the beautiful landscape and his love for his first wife (Annie Martell Denver).

10. Siemens has a division that makes ski lifts, and its slogan is "We take you to the top"