page_title: Ski lift
section_title: Locations
hierarchical_section_title: Ski lift / Locations
caption_attribution_description: English: World ski resorts
context_page_description: 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.
context_section_description: Ski lift are built on both northern and southern hemisphere. 
  Extreme locations of non indoor  ski lifts:
  The most northern is near Tromsø, Norway
  The most southern  is near Ushuaia, Argentina
  The closest to equator from north is near Liang, China
  The closest to equator from south is near Mahlasela, Lesotho
caption: Map of world ski resorts
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