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Operations · Jul 23, 2026 · 11 min

Setting Steel on the Mountain: How Helicopters Install Ski Lift Towers

Chairlift towers are flown in by helicopter because the lift line has no road. How a medium or heavy helicopter sets an entire ski lift in a few summer days, tower by tower.

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