Mar. 24—Rescue boards. The name says it all. The boards can be used to escape snowy or icy parking lots with just a little digging in the Manzano Mountains, sandy surfaces just off the road in ...

Across the state, Beech Mountain installed a rope tow in its terrain park for the 2024-2025 season as well. Big Sky has gotten between 5” and 9” of fresh snow in the past week, though none of ...

The rope tow’s installation marks Big Sky’s 40th lift, joining the likes of fresh projects like the updated Lone Peak Tram and the Madison 8. Big Sky's rope tow is blue.

The rope tow is an old Vermont ski hill tradition but this one is a new take -- it’s fully electric. It was engineered and built by a local firm and was funded completely by donations.

A Mountain Blade Runner helicopter carries a 70-foot-tall light pole that weighs 1,500 pounds on Wednesday at Chapman Hill Ski Area. ... With new tow ropes comes a new layout for the ski area, too.

The new rope tow, a hang-on and get-pulled mechanism announced last week, spans 1,000 feet along “Swifty Park”, and is expected to provide welcome relief from boot packing or a trip to the base.

Often little more than a rope tow, most faded into oblivion with the advent of commercial ski areas featuring modern chairlifts and lodges. Washington alone counts 46 lost ski areas.

A few years ago, [Jeremy Makes Things] built a rope tow in his back yard so his son could ski after school. Since the lifts at the local hill closed shortly after schools let out, this was the only… ...

Blue Mountain Eagle. Kids play in the snow outside the warming hut at the Dixie Rope Tow. DIXIE SUMMIT — A cherished Grant County tradition is making a comeback after a lengthy hiatus.

Rescue boards. The name says it all. The boards can be used to escape snowy or icy parking lots with just a little digging in the Manzano Mountains, sandy surfaces just off the road in Ojito ...