Five Old School Ski Lifts That Let You Enjoy the View

Bill Malchisky  January 4 2014 12:05:00 AM

Just in time for the new year, the Wall Street Journal published a piece on scenic classic ski lift rides at domestic ski areas, which actually let you slow down a bit and enjoy the ride. Sure, sometimes when you seek to meet a friend at the mid-lift area quickly, the slower pace can be irksome if you grab the wrong chair, but outside of that, taking time for a nice conversation with a local, or your ski buddies makes a great day even better. This is an excellent compilation. Of course, other resorts have classic slower chairs---like Alta's Wildcat lift which allows you to get to some lightly tracked challenging tree skiing---but I would also put those rides outside of the top five, myself.

Read the short article here.


Picture is of the Park City Mountain Resort, made available via Park City Mountain Resort

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