Abstract: A detachable chair lift leg rest is disclosed. The leg rest includes a lower attachment member and an upper attachment member which are removably secured to the shaft of a ski pole. The disclosure also includes a hanger that is either permanently or removably secured to a ski boot. In one embodiment, lightweight hooks, are spaced apart so that when a skier is on a chairlift, the lower hook is parallel to the ski boot and the upper hook is at the correct height to attach to the chairlift's restraint bar creating a ninety degree angle between the skier's knees and their torso. The lower engagement member is hooked to the hanger on the ski boot and the upper engagement member is engaged with the restraint bar of the chair lift. The ski pole with the upper and lower engagement members affixed allow the weight of the skier's legs, boots, and skis to hang from the restraint bar thereby reducing the strain on the skier's body, specifically the skier's knees.