Editing Ski Lift

|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]'' ([[List of games by date#1996|1996]])

'''Chairlifts''', sometimes known as '''Ski Lifts''', are hanging, rail-based platforms found in mountainous regions. In the extended ''[[Super Mario (franchise)|Super Mario]]'' franchise, they are almost exclusively used to cross bottomless [[pit]]s. Similar objects are the [[Gonzola]] and Cable Car.

====''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island''====

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In ''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]'', Ski Lifts are the titular focus of the stage [[Ride the Ski Lifts]]. They 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.

 

====''Yoshi's New Island''====

In ''[[Yoshi's New Island]]'', Ski Lifts appear in [[Ski Lift Leap]] with the same role as in the predecessor.

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In ''[[Super Mario 64]]'' and ''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]'', a single chairlift (referred to as a '''gondola''')<ref>Scott Pelland and Dan Owsen. ''The Super Mario 64 Player's Guide''. Redmond: [[Nintendo|Nintendo of America]], 1996. Page 37.</ref> appears near 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 chairlift 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.

In ''[[Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!]]'' and its [[Game Boy Advance]] [[Donkey Kong Country 3 (Game Boy Advance)|remake]], two sets of chairlifts appear on the map of [[Razor Ridge]], 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.

In ''[[Paper Mario: Sticker Star]]'', a lengthy set of chairlifts make up [[Whiteout Valley]]. They 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.

Icon SMW2-YI - Ride The Ski Lifts.png|''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]''

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