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As you unload from a chairlift, what do you do with your ski tips?

Keep them up and pointed straight ahead.

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  1. Point them down
  2. Cross them
  3. Keep ski tips up and straight ahead ✔

Why: Three signs ask you to check loose clothing, raise the bar and keep tips up. Tips up keeps them from catching on the ramp.

Huh, didn't know that: You can wave at the attendant to ask them to slow the chair at the top.

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Answer: Keep ski tips up and straight ahead. Three signs ask you to check loose clothing, raise the bar and keep tips up. Tips up keeps them from catching on the ramp.

  1. Colorado Ski Country USA: Lift Safety www.coloradoski.com/safety/lift-safety
    Keep your ski tips or the front of your board up and straight ahead
    Checked 2026-10-10.
  2. Colorado Ski Country USA: Lift Safety www.coloradoski.com/safety/lift-safety
    check for loose clothing, raise the bar, and keep ski tips up
    Checked 2026-10-10.

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