[header] How to get on and off a ski lift [title] Pick a suitable mountain for your ski level, and a suitable lift on that mountain. [step] Most lifts have signs indicating what levels (green/blue/black/red) of trails that lift services. [title] Put your skis on. 
[step] Grab your poles, but don't put your hands into the straps. [title] Get in line for the lift; the higher up the mountain the lift goes, the faster the chair lift may move.