The liftie's lament

Article Abstract:

A man gets a job as a ski lift operator and finds that the job is much more demanding than he was led to believe. The man finds that lift operators work eight-hour days and six days a week during ski seasons that can last up to half a year. The heavy demands cause him to last only two days on the job.

Officials and employees

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High time at Chacaltaya: Bolivia has only one ski area, and it's one too many

Article Abstract:

An American describes skiing in Bolivia at 17,130 ft above sea level. Leaving the capital city La Paz, he was driven up the glacier where an uncomfortable, rickety lift, and battered skis awaited him. He describes the lift rides, and the skiing at the worst ski area in the world.

Physiological aspects, Description and travel, Altitude, Influence of, Bolivia, La Paz, Bolivia

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The Ahab of Kilimanjaro

Article Abstract:

The slopes of Mount Kilimanjaro in Africa presented a skiing challenge to the author. The author pursued his dream and was rewarded with a skiing experience in Africa's tallest mountain that he'll never forget.

Mount Kilimanjaro

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