SALT LAKE CITY — Ever wonder who keeps Utah’s ski lifts running safely and smoothly? A new program at Salt Lake Community College is training the next generation of ski lift mechanics.

“Feeling like an important person who is also a little behind the scenes is a really cool thing,” he said. “This is probably the most fun work I can think of,” Student Ziegen Averett, 21, from Huntsville, said.

SLCC’s Ski Lift Maintenance Level 1 course is the first of its kind in Utah. It was created in partnership with Ski Utah, local resorts, and the National Ski Areas Association. The 10-week course combines online instruction with in-person training. Students spend hours each week inspecting lifts, testing systems, and tightening down to the smallest detail.

Matt Steel, who’s one of the program’s ins

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