How to Get on a Ski Chair Lift

Video Transcript

"So now I'm going to be showing you how to get on and off the trail lift and proper trail lift etiquette. When you're getting onto the trail lift, for skiers, it's really important that you take your pole straps off, like this. You don't want to keep your poles in your hands because you do want to have them in one hand, like this and be able to look behind you and look for the tail lift. Then, once you're actually on the trail lift, you kind of want to put these sitting on your lap. You don't want to put them back on, it'll just make it easier, for when you're getting off the trail lift. You don't have to deal with catching your poles, on the end run to get off, you don't have to deal with dropping them and stuff like that. It's good just to hold them or you could kind of tuck them underneath one leg, like that, and kind of sit on them but you really don't want to leave your poles stops on, when you're on the trail lift, it just makes it, with your poles in one hand, it makes it so you have this hand free, to do whatever you have to do, lower the safety bar down and just be more safe with it as opposed to worrying about the things that are in your hand. Also, when getting onto the trail lift, it's really important that you listen to the people that are working there. They're going to help you get on and off the trail lift, they're going to let you know how many people can be on, a certain lift, when you're supposed to come out, when they're going to need you to hold up, for some sort of safety issue and they're going to help you load, onto the trail lift and slow down if you need some extra help. So don't be afraid to ask. If you feel like the trail lift is going to fast, ask them to slow it down for you. It's going to make you a little bit easier to get onto the trail lift because that's their job, is pretty much help you get on and off the lift, so it's really important just to respect them and they'll help you, to have more of a fun time, when you're getting on and off the trail lift then when you're skiing. Ok, so when you're coming on the trail lift, you really want to make sure that you listen to the person, working at the lift. They'll let you know when is the proper time to come out so you're not hitting anyone or hitting any of the chair lifts. For skiers, like I said before, it's important to put your poles into one hand and reach back and grab the chair and then when you get on the lift, it's a good idea to put the safety bar down, just so you're not falling off or anything. You want to sit towards the middle of the trail lift, so the chair lift doesn't tilt at any which way and it's balanced throughout it and you're ready to go."