rope tow

Example Sentences

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Instead of high-speed quads and snow-making, skiers take a rope tow or T-bar that accesses 435-vertical feet of skiing, found on 10 natural-snow trails that are groomed.

From New York Times • Feb. 1, 2022

There’s a large concrete footing that was used for a rope tow a little more than a half-mile up the trail.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 31, 2021

The McCoys stashed their rope tow proceeds in fishing creels and cigar boxes.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 8, 2020

They opened a mom-and-pop ski business, using one of his motorcycles as collateral to buy a used portable rope tow for $86.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 8, 2020

“There’s that place across the river where you could ski. The place where they have the rope tow on that steep hill across from the railroad station. You could go over there.”

From "A Separate Peace" by John Knowles