your best to stick them in a pocket on the left of your jacker. The machines sense them without taking them out. Check your jacket. It might have a special pocket on the left arm for your lift pass.
put it in an inside breast pocket and just flash up against the machine as you ski past. It still works. I put it ina glasses pocket on inside of my jacket last year and it still worked. When r u goin little fleety? No accidents this year yet!!!!!???