Chairlift


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One feature of the game is the ability to actually ride the chairlift to the top of the mountain.  A charlift runs a thick rope through a large pulley system with chairs on it.  This pulley system consists of many thick poles that prop the whole system in the air and electric motors that turn pully wheels that the rope sits on.  The pully system needs to be strong enough to safely support the force exerted by gravity of the riders, chairs, and the weight of the thick rope itself.