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An aerial tramway that follows ANSI B77.1-2022 for gondola and chairlift requirements.
ANSI | Skiing and Snowboarding

ANSI B77.1-2022: Passenger Ropeways – Aerial Tramways, Aerial Lifts, Surface Lifts, Tows and Conveyors – Safety Standard

ByBrad Kelechava August 23, 2022May 22, 2025

The safety standard for ski chair lifts, as well as other aerial passenger ropeways and tows, has been revised. The current version is ANSI B77.1-2022: Passenger…

Former freestyle snowboarder overlooks sunset for backcountry action following the decline in attendance and participation.
ANSI | Skiing and Snowboarding

The Decline of Snowboarding

ByBrad Kelechava January 20, 2021June 4, 2025

During a 1979 Snurfer competition, Jake Burton Carpenter participated with a variant of his own design, winning the race, inventing snowboarding, and shifting the landscape…

Cable car in Croatia that keeps foot traffic safe with ANSI B77.1-2022 requirements.
ANSI | Skiing and Snowboarding

ANSI B77.1 for Aerial Tramways

ByBrad Kelechava May 26, 2016May 27, 2025

ANSI B77.1-2022: Passenger Ropeways – Aerial Tramways, Aerial Lifts, Surface Lifts, Tows and Conveyors – Safety Standard is, in many ways, the standard for ski…

Woman getting up the slope on a t-bar kept safe with ANSI B77.1-2022 requirements.
ANSI | Skiing and Snowboarding

ANSI B77.1 Ski Chair Lift Safety

ByBrad Kelechava January 13, 2016May 30, 2025

ANSI B77.1-2022: Passenger Ropeways – Aerial Tramways, Aerial Lifts, Surface Lifts, Tows and Conveyors – Safety Standard details specifications that apply to the different types…

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