Ski Lift Charm Sterling Silver | Mountain Winter Sports | Skier Snowboard Jewelry | Made in USA

A ski lift chair — suspended from the cable, ready to carry you to the summit — cast in .925 sterling silver and Made in USA at a generous 1 1/8" x 1".

At 4.5 grams, this is among the heaviest charms in the collection — all solid sterling silver. The lost-wax process captures the chair seat, footrest, safety bar, cable grip, and suspension arm with engineering-level detail. Hand-finishing through four progressive stages produces a polished surface that gleams like fresh snow in morning sun.

The chairlift revolutionized skiing when the first fixed-grip lift opened at Sun Valley in 1936 — adapted from a banana-loading conveyor designed for the fruit industry. That mechanical ingenuity turned a grueling uphill slog into a scenic, effortless ride and democratized the sport overnight.

A must-have for skiers, snowboarders, ski patrol members, resort employees, or anyone who measures winter happiness in vertical feet. Sterling silver jump ring included and attached, ready for a bracelet or zipper pull on a favorite jacket.