Editing Ski Lift

{{item infobox
|image=[[File:Whiteoutvalley.png|250px]]<br>A set of chairlifts in ''[[Paper Mario: Sticker Star]]''
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]'' ([[List of games by date#1995|1995]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Yoshi's New Island]]'' ([[List of games by date#2014|2014]])
|variant_of=[[Lift]]
}}
'''Ski Lifts''', also referred to as '''Chairlifts''', occasionally appear in snow-themed levels in the [[Super Mario (franchise)|''Super Mario'' franchise]]. They are fastened to tracks and are used to cross bottomless [[pit]]s. The [[Gonzola]] is a similar object.

==History==
===''Yoshi's Island'' series===
Ski Lifts in the [[Yoshi's Island (series)|''Yoshi's Island'' series]] usually move back and forth along their rails, though sometimes instead they move in one direction and fall off when they reach the end. In many cases, they are already ridden in by [[Dr. Freezegood]]s which must be removed or avoided. Ski Lifts in ''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]'' and [[Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3|its remake]] are the titular focus of the stage [[Ride the Ski Lifts]], and Ski Lifts appear also in ''[[Yoshi's New Island]]'', with the same role as in the predecessor.

===''Super Mario 64'' / ''Super Mario 64 DS''===
[[File:SM64 CCM Bob-omb Buddy.png|thumb|left|Mario on a gondola in Cool, Cool Mountain]]
A single Ski Lift (referred to as a '''gondola''')<ref>{{cite|author=Scott Pelland and Dan Owsen|date=1996|title=''The Super Mario 64 Player's Guide''|location=Redmond|publisher=[[Nintendo|Nintendo of America]]|language=en-us|page=37}}</ref> appears in ''[[Super Mario 64]]'' and ''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]'', at the bottom of the explorable portion of [[Cool, Cool Mountain]]. It is on a diagonal rail stretching from near the [[Mother Penguin]] at the bottom up to near where the head portion of the [[Headless Snowman]] is. In the middle of its range is a small floating island with a [[Bob-omb Buddy]], as well as a [[Star Switch]] in the remake. The Ski Lift always starts at the bottom, moving only once [[Mario]], [[Yoshi]], [[Luigi]], or [[Wario]] lands on it and stopping again after it returns to the bottom if he has left it.

===''Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!''===
Chairlifts appear in ''[[Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!]]'' and its [[Donkey Kong Country 3 (Game Boy Advance)|remake]] as objects on the map of [[Razor Ridge]]. There are two sets of chairlifts, each being run by a twin member of the [[Brothers Bear]]. [[Benny's Chairlift]]s are needed to complete the world, though [[Björn's Chairlift]]s are only needed to reach a [[secret cave]]. The latter set starts out broken and requires the [[No.6 wrench]] to return it to normal operation.

===''Paper Mario: Sticker Star''===
Chairlifts in ''[[Paper Mario: Sticker Star]]'' make up [[Whiteout Valley]], where there is a lengthy set of them. Chairlifts were run by the [[forebear]] of [[The Enigmansion]] before his passing, and are rendered operational again when Mario uses the [[Paperize]] ability on the forebear's portrait, bringing it to life. While riding it, Mario can swing back and forth to collect coins and avoid the [[Fuzzy|Fuzzies]] that drop from the rails. [[Luigi]] can be seen riding one in the background at one point, and can be plucked out via Paperization.

==Gallery==
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SMW2 Ski Lift.png|''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]''
Icon SMW2-YI - Ride The Ski Lifts.png|''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island''
RidetheSkiLiftsSMW2.png|''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island''
SM64 Asset Model Chairlift.png|''[[Super Mario 64]]''
Razor Ridge.png|''[[Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!]]''
DKC3 chairlift.png|''Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!''
DKC3GBA Chairlift.png|''[[Donkey Kong Country 3 (Game Boy Advance)|Donkey Kong Country 3]]'' ([[Game Boy Advance]])
Ski Lift Leap.png|''[[Yoshi's New Island]]''
</gallery>

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[[Category:Lifts]]
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[[Category:Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island objects]]
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