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Magic Carpet

By Christopher Del Sole, About.com

© Magic Carpet® Ski Lifts

Definition: A Magic Carpet is a type of surface lift found at ski and snowboard resorts. It resembles the moving walkway found in many airports, and its design is intended to be extremely user friendly for beginner skiers and snowboarders.
Pronunciation: [mag-ik] [kahr-pit]
Also Known As: Carpet
Examples:
The kids program we put little Johnny in had two magic carpets for the kids to use!

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