rope tow

Example Sentences

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Basin began with a modest rope tow in 1939, according to the resort website.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 26, 2024

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

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

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 8, 2020

The rope tow at Crystal Mountain, known to whip smaller riders off the ground, might also have left a scar.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 9, 2017

Leaning back like someone on a rope tow, she was pulled unsteadily into the trees.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides