ERIE COUNTY, N.Y. (WIVB)–A new tow rope on the ski hill at Chestnut Ridge Park is complete, according to the Erie County Department of Parks and Recreation. The department says it will provide ...

Below Big Sky Resort's Instagram posts, skiers and snowboarders clamored for a rope tow in the ski area’s terrain park. Once a running joke, those requests have now been made a reality. In an ...

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (WIVB) – Free skiing and snowboarding is coming to Chestnut Ridge Park, thanks to a new tow rope. The rope was purchased over the summer from a company in Austria and shipped over a ...

Turn out at Chapman Hill Ski Area has been strong this year, but staff members feel like they are “living on borrowed time” in regard to the two-decades-old rope tows used to take skiers part way up ...

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When skiing caught on in America during the 1930s the sport resembled a hike with skis. Rather than execute beautiful powder turns, skiers aimed to cruise the countryside. Only a few skilled skiers ...

On Thursday, October 9, 2025, the sport of skiing will surface in the broader cultural consciousness when the inventors of the PL1, a portable rope tow system, appear on CBC’s Dragons’ Den. Similar to ...

Skiers who enjoy engaging in a backcountry skiing may be interested in a new compact portable rope tow which has recently launched via Kickstarter and blasted past its required pledge goal. Designed ...

Rope tows certainly make life easier if you're skiing at a groomed, established hill, but what if you're more into backcountry skiing? Well, that's where the Zoa PL1 comes in, as it's a portable rope ...

Fred Harris began ski jumping in Brattleboro as a teenager, using skis he had made for him at a local wood shop. Harris later attended Dartmouth College, where he promoted outdoor recreation of all ...

BELLOWS FALLS — It may not be long, but it’s steep and “Black Diamond” all the way. The Bellows Falls Community Ski Tow hasn’t seen much activity in recent years, due to a lack of consistent snow and ...

SOUTH BERWICK — Riding to the top of Powderhouse Hill, Len Bogh estimated that there was nearly a foot of all-natural snowpack beneath him. “And more snow coming this weekend,” he said Wednesday night ...