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Ski Tricks
How to Get on a Ski Lift:
Learning to get on a ski lift safely is crucial. The skill comes down to timing and positioning.
1. Ski to an appropriate lift line.
2. Remove the pole straps from your wrists.
3. Attach your lift ticket to your clothing, where lift personnel can check it easily.
4. Proceed to the point before the lift loading area. Stop at the line marking this point in the snow. (Image 1)
5. Wait for a chair to swing past you.
6. Follow behind it to the line marking the loading area. Stop there. (Image 2)
7. Place both poles in your inside hand - your right hand if you are going to sit on the left side of the chair. (Image 3)
8. Turn toward the outside - left if you are going to sit on left side of the chair - and watch for the next chair coming toward you.
9. Grab the pole beside the seat for balance, if necessary, and sit normally on the chair.
10. Keep your skis separated, with the tips up, as you glide forward and are lifted off the ground. (Image 4)
11. Check out the action on the hill.
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