How does a ski chairlift slow down for the people getting on/off, but the rest of the chairs in the middle of the ride up don’t feel it?

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How does a ski chairlift slow down for the people getting on/off, but the rest of the chairs in the middle of the ride up don’t feel it?

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Well at blue mountain (Poconos) they just stop if for every chair. You don’t feel it because it’s barely moving anyway