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  2. Villars-sur-Ollon - Wikipedia

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    In 1936, the first ski lift was built at the ‘Combe’ on the Chaux Ronde. This was a first in Switzerland, and skiers had to fasten themselves on with a large leather belt in order to go back up the mountain. In 1938, Villars was classified as one of the prime skiing resorts of Europe.

  3. Ski lift - Wikipedia

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    A ski lift is a mechanism for transporting skiers up a hill. Ski lifts are typically a paid service at ski resorts . The first ski lift was built in 1908 by German Robert Winterhalder in Schollach/ Eisenbach , Hochschwarzwald .

  4. Grand Massif - Wikipedia

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    The lift was completed for the 2018 - 2019 ski season. In 2019, the resort has announced for a new 10 seat gondola to replace the current Vercland lift which was built over 45 years ago. The lift opened before the 2021-22 ski season. The resort plans to open a Tricable gondola lift linking Magland with Flaine in 2023. It will be approximately 5 ...

  5. Axalp - Wikipedia

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    The first ski lift opened in 1957, connecting Widerberg, at 1300 m, with hotel Bellevue at 1460 m. The company Sportbahnen Axalp Windegg AG was established in 1967. [7] A bus service was offered by a private company from 1964, since 1970 the road has also been maintained during winter. The bus service was incorporated into PostBus Switzerland ...

  6. History of skiing - Wikipedia

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    Kalvträskskidan at the ski exhibition in Umeå. The oldest information about skiing is based on archaeological evidence. Two regions present the earliest evidence of skis and their use: northern Russia, where the oldest fragments of ski-like objects, dating from about 6300–5000 BCE were found about 1,200 km northeast of Moscow at Lake Sindor, [8] and the Altaic region of modern China where ...

  7. 8 best ski resorts in Switzerland for your next Swiss skiing ...

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    Where to head for some of the best Swiss slopes

  8. Portes du Soleil - Wikipedia

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    1999 – The Portes du Soleil is one of the first ski areas in the world to use hands-free lift pass recognition turnstiles. 2008 – On December 6, the first eight-seater chairlift in French-speaking Switzerland entered service. To this day, it is the most efficient ski lift in the Portes du Soleil with a capacity of 4,000 people per hour.

  9. Chairlift - Wikipedia

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    The patent was titled "Aerial Ski Tramway,' U.S. patent 2,152,235. W. Averell Harriman, Sun Valley's creator and former governor of New York State, financed the project. [24] [25] Mont Tremblant, Quebec opens in February 1938 with the first Canadian chairlift, built by Joseph Ryan. [26] The ski lift had 4,200 feet of cable and took 250 skiers ...