Platter, j-bar, bum, button, and Poma are equivalent terms for what apparatus?
Poma joint venture in North America. The majority of Poma's lifts are used in ski areas in Europe and Asia, they have also installed installations in amusement parks, scenic locations, and industrial transportation applications. In some areas "Poma lift" is used as a generic term for a platter lift, as this was the company's first and most popular product. In 1936, Jean Pomagalski installed their first ski lift on the Eclose Trail in l'Alpe d'Huez in France. In 1947, he founded Pomagalski S.A. in Fontaine, France. The first Poma chairlifts were built in 1958 in France and the United States. 1967
Surface lift skier uphill. Snowboarders place the platter behind the top of their front leg or in front of their chest under their rear arm and hold it in position with their hands. One type of platter lift is the detachable surface lift, commonly known as a Poma lift, after the corporation which introduced them. Whereas many platter lifts are fairly similar to T-bars and J-bars with the stick attached to a spring box by a retractable cord, Pomas have a detachable grip to the tow cable with the button connected to the grip by a semi-rigid pole. Because they are detachable,