A ski lift is a mechanism for transporting skiers up a hill. Ski lifts are typically a paid service at ski resorts.
Aerial lifts transport skiers while suspended off the ground. Aerial lifts are often bicable ropeways, the "bi-" prefix meaning that the cables have two different functions (carrying and pulling).
Aerial tramways Chairlifts and detachable chairlifts
Funifors Funitels Gondola lifts Hybrid lifts Cable railways, including funiculars
Surface lifts, including T-bars, magic carpets, and rope tows.
Doppelmayr/Garaventa Group is an international manufacturer of ropeways and people movers for ski areas, urban transport, amusement parks, and material handling systems. As of 2019, the group have produced over 15,000 installations in 96 countries. The Doppelmayr/Garaventa Group was formed in 2002 when Doppelmayr of Wolfurt, Austria merged with Garaventa AG of Switzerland to form the world's largest ropeway manufacturer.