How do you get off a chair lift without falling off?

Question

I do not know how to get off a chair lift correctly. What's the secret? Everytime I ride it, when it's time to get off, I just fall off. I'm using a snowboard by the way. Not skiis.

Answer 1

never drag your free foot. that will just spin you and knock you off balance. extend your arms like you are walking across a tight rope. keep your center of gravity low. do not worry about the chair clipping you in the back of the head because the lift operators are trained to watch out for you.

Answer 2

I was just skiing today. This might/might not work for boards, but here's two things to try.

I scoot forward a bit when I'm approaching the platform, because otherwise when I stand up, the edge of the chairlift pinches the back of my legs. When the chair is on the platform, I wait just half a second, until the ground is just starting to fall away a bit, Then I stand up and slide down the hill.

I know snowboarding needs more balance than skis, so I'd say practice going sideways on the board, rather than one end or the other first. This will make it easier for you to get off the lift and slide down out of the way.

Otherwise, try turning towards the center of the lift, so that one end of the board is leading when you get off the lift, and try sliding off with one end first.