Platter lift

A platter lift, or just platter, is a mechanised system for pulling skiers uphill. In Europe the lift is known as button lift or Poma lift (after the company [1] who first made them, although they now make a wide range of other lifts).

The lift consists an aerial steel rope loop running over a series of wheels, powered by an engine at the upper end. Hanging from the rope overhead are equally-spaced vertical cables attached to a plastic button or platter that is placed between the skiers legs and pulls the skier uphill. Snowboarders would place the platter under their arms and be pulled uphill this way.

See Also

• T-bar lift
• Chairlift
• Skiing and skiing topics