chairlift

My savings sat untouched, and I survived off the wages I made operating chairlifts in Queenstown, New Zealand, and serving barbecue in Aspen, Colorado.

My season was built on a foundation of deep, fulfilling conversations on skin tracks and chairlifts.

The last run of the day I throw caution to the wind and abandon the beginner lifts in the base area in favor of the chairlift to the top.

I remember looking out the window of the condo that first evening and seeing the chairlift, wondering how people managed to stay on it on the way down the mountain.

Smart skiers will travel in tight groups so they can ride chairlifts together and avoid getting divided by the lifts’ own 50 percent capacity policy.

Ninety minutes later, Scheunemann told the organizers of the ski club about the chairlift incident.