History Main / StuckOnASkiLift

* Used in the French cult movie ''Les Bronzes Font Du Ski'' (pictured): the character thinks the lift has just stopped and tries to pass the time by singing -- by the time he decides to jump off, night has fallen. The scene is so well-known in France that when your ski lift stops, there's almost always someone around to hum the song.

* Played for drama in the Rock Hudson disaster movie ''Avalanche''.

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* Used in the French cult movie ''Film/LesBronzesFontDuSki'' (pictured): the character thinks the lift has just stopped and tries to pass the time by singing -- by the time he decides to jump off, night has fallen. The scene is so well-known in France that when your ski lift stops, there's almost always someone around to hum the song.

* Played for drama in the RockHudson disaster movie ''Avalanche''.

* Used in the French cult movie ''Les Bronzés font du ski'' (pictured): the character thinks the lift has just stopped and tries to pass the time by singing -- by the time he decides to jump off, night has fallen. The scene is so well-known in France that when your ski lift stops, there's almost always someone around to hum the song.

* ''Film/{{Frozen}}'' (2010), about three snowboarders stuck on a lift. Also, there were wolves. ''Also'' also, for better or worse, it wasn't forgotten for once that [[NobodyPoops you'd have to go to the bathroom eventually]].

!!Examples

* Being stuck on a ski lift turns into an opportunity for murder in ''Manga/CaseClosed''/''Manga/DetectiveConan''.

* Happens in ''Film/OutCold'', wherein Pig Pen, while sleeping on the job, [[ImagineSpot dreams]] that he's a JamesBond-style action hero, charged with rescuing the Solid Gold Dancers, who are trapped in a stalled gondola. Cut to reality, where Rick and Luke are actually stuck in a gondola as they wait for Pig Pen to wake up and let them out.

* ''Film/{{Frozen}}'' (2010), about three snowboarders stuck on a lift. Also, there were wolves.

* Being stuck on a ski lift turns into an opportunity for murder in ''CaseClosed''/''Manga/DetectiveConan''.

* ''WesternAnimation/Archer'' In the episode "Swiss Miss" Ray gets stuck on a ski lift when he's supposed to be protecting the daughter of a wealthy German dignitary.

* ''WesternAnimation/Archer'': In the episode "Swiss Miss" Ray gets stuck on a ski lift when he's supposed to be protecting the daughter of a wealthy German dignitary.

* Used in the French cult movie ''Les Bronzés font du ski'': The character thinks the lift has just stopped and tries to pass the time by singing -- by the time he decides to jump off, night has fallen. The scene is so well-known in France that when your ski lift stops, there's almost always someone around to hum the song.
* Happens in ''OutCold'', wherein Pig Pen, while sleeping on the job, [[ImagineSpot dreams]] that he's a JamesBond-style action hero, charged with rescuing the Solid Gold Dancers, who are trapped in a stalled gondola. Cut to reality, where Rick and Luke are actually stuck in a gondola as they wait for Pig Pen to wake up and let them out.

* Used in the ''CurbYourEnthusiasm'' episode "The Ski Lift" to force Larry and an orthodox Jewish woman to be "alone" together after sundown; since this isn't allowed under Jewish law if they're not married, she tells Larry he has to jump off if he's truly Orthodox (which he's pretending to be). When he refuses, she does it instead.

* In ''GoodLuckCharlie'' it happens to Teddy and Spencer.

* ''TheSimpsons'': Happened to Homer Simpson, of course. He tries to get off but ends up hanging upside down. ("Come on, gravity! You used to be cool!")

* Subverted/invoked in ''AsToldByGinger''; it happens but there are other forces at work. Ginger's brother paid off the operator to stop it in order to break the world record for the longest time stuck on a ski lift.
* Happens to Scoutmaster Lumpus in the ''CampLazlo'' episode "Snow Beans".

* Invoked in an episode of ''{{Leverage}}'', where the gang intentionally stops the lift while Parker is on it in order to distract the mark.

* Happens in a season 2 episode of ''WinxClub'' to the Winx and the Specialists.

* Being stuck on a ski lift turns into an opportunity for murder in ''CaseClosed''/''DetectiveConan''.

* Happens in ''HowIMetYourMother'' to Barney and Robin while they were dating. They'd just started having a fight before the ski lift stopped, making their usual strategies for avoiding a fight (Barney leaves the room and/or Robin gets naked) useless.

* In ''GoodLuckCharlie'' it happens to Teddy and Spencer.

* Subverted/invoked in ''AsToldByGinger''; it happens but there are other forces at work. Ginger's brother paid off the operator to stop it in order to break the world record for the longest time stuck on a ski lift.

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* ''Frozen'' (2010), about three snowboarders stuck on a lift. Also, there were wolves.

Common Sitcom Trope.

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* Used in the cult movie ''Les Bronzés font du ski'': The character thinks the lift has just stopped and tries to pass the time by singing — by the time he decides to jump off, night has fallen. The scene is so well known in France that when your ski lift stops, there's almost always someone around to hum the song.
* Happens in a season 2 episode of WinxClub to the Winx and the Specialists.

* Invoked in an episode of {{Leverage}}, where the gang intentionally stops the lift while Parker is on it in order to distract the mark.
* Being stuck on a ski lift turns into an opportunity for ''murder'' in CaseClosed.
* Happens in ''OutCold'', wherein Pig Pen, while sleeping on the job, [[ImagineSpot dreams]] that he's a JamesBond-style action hero, charged with rescuing the Solid Gold Dancers, who are trapped in a stalled gondola. Cut to reality, where Rick and Luke are actually stuck in a gondola as they wait for Pig Pen to wake up and let them out.
* In ''Good Luck Charlie'' it happens to Teddy and Spencer.
* Subverted/invoked in ''As Told by Ginger''; it happens but there are other forces at work. Ginger's brother paid off the operator to stop it in order to break the world record for the longest time stuck on a ski lift.
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* Happened to [[TheSimpsons Homer Simpson]], of course. He tries to get off but ends up hanging upside down. ("Come on, gravity! You used to be cool!")
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* Happened to [[TheSimpsons Homer Simpson]], of course. He tries to get off but ends up hanging upside down. ("Come on, gravity! You used to be cool!")

* Subverted/invoked in ''As Told by Ginger''; it happens but there are other forces at work. Ginger's brother paid off the operator to stop it in order to break qorld record for the longest time stuck on a ski lift.