Synonyms / Other Terms Used
Ski Lift, Tow Lift, Ski Tow, Drag-lift, T-bar Lift, J-bar Lift, Platter Lift
Category
Winter Sports, Transportation, Transport Facilities, Transport Modes, Tourism, Concessions
Message / Function
To indicate the location of surface lifts for snow sports (skiers/snowboarders remain on the ground)
Source | Description | |
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1) | FGSW 73 | Side view of skier on rising terrain, aerial cable plus hanger cable, bar/platter placed behind the skier's buttocks |
SNV | Side view of skier on rising terrain, aerial cable plus hanger cable | |
1) | SSRS | Side view of skier with poles on rising terrain, hanger cable, bar placed behind the skier's buttocks |
BS 8501:2002 | Side view of skier on rising terrain, hanger cable, bar/platter placed behind the skier's buttocks | |
ÖNORM A 3011 | Side view of skier on rising terrain, hanger cable, bar placed behind the skier's buttocks | |
Grandvalira | Side view of skier on rising terrain, hanger cable, bar/platter placed behind the skier's buttocks | |
Crans Montana | Side view of skier on rising terrain, hanger cable, bar/platter placed behind the skier's buttocks | |
Erco | Side view of skier on 45° rising terrain, hanger cable parallel to skis | |
SLVA | Side view of skier on rising terrain, hanger cable parallel to skis | |
1) | Kapitzki | Side view of skier with poles on horizontal terrain, hanger cable |
Las Leñas | Front view of human figure with hanger cable above, bar crossing legs | |
Loveland | Side view of skier on rising terrain | |
DIN 30 600 | Aerial cable plus hanger with ski in horizontal position | |
VarRec | Aerial cable plus hanger cable with T-bar | |
VarRec | Aerial cable plus hanger cable with platter |
Discussion
The collection shown above is only a small selection of the wide variety of pictograms used all over the world to signify Surface Lift. Some of the pictograms were developed to denote T-bar Ski Lifts, some probably for Platter Lifts, but most variants do not provide a clear distinction.
Test data for the referent Surface Lift or Ski Lift is rather limited:
The results of an Appropriateness Ranking Test conducted in Austria with seven pictograms (Brugger, 1977 a) indicate that pictograms showing a side view of a skier on rising terrain, with hanger cable and bar or platter placed behind the skier's buttocks are generally preferred to more abstract symbols.
The pictogram variants marked with 1) were examined in a Comprehension Test conducted in Austria (Brugger, 1977 b), and all of them reached good comprehension rates, but the variant from Kapitzki with skis in horizontal position elicited more wrong responses.
Recommendations
Based on data available we recommend the use of a pictogram similar to symbol No. 45 of ÖNORM A 3011 part 2 or No 9079 from BS 8501:2002, showing a side view of a skier on rising terrain, with hanger cable and bar or platter placed behind the skier's buttocks.
Tests of pictograms of referent Ski Lift
Brugger, Ch. (1977 a): Abschlußbericht über den Reihungstest. Report to the Austrian Standards Institute, Vienna, 1977-07-27.
Brugger, Ch. (1977 b): Abschlußbericht über den Erkennungstest. Report to the Austrian Standards Institute, Vienna, 1977-10-04.
See also
Cable Car / Gondola Lift, Chairlift, Funicular
Queue, Tickets
Updated 2024-06-28 by Ch.Brugger