Ski patrollers entered the cabin of each gondola from above and lowered people's equipment to the ground. Rescuers then used a rope equipped with a seat to lower each of the 174 passengers to the ...

Rest assured, though, ski slang, as ridiculous as it might be at times, is still English—we swear. These are 99 terms commonly used by skiers to help you better understand conversations on the slopes.

The ski slope originally opened in 1988, and Revive said it attracted over 250,000 people a year. In 1999 it added a dedicated snowboard run. Revive Sheffield Ski Village (RSSV) was set up last year.