Winter sports involving snow-covered hills and gravity are really only fun if you’ve got an easy way to get back up that hill. For those times or places where a ski lift isn’t available, the PL1 is a ...

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 ...

Tow ropes: they’re not just for the Midwest anymore. Big Sky Resort in Montana has added a rope tow in its terrain park. The newest feature was unveiled during a ribbon cutting ceremony over the ...

ERIE COUNTY, N.Y. — For the first time in approximately 20 years, downhill skiing is back at Chestnut Ridge Park. The Erie County Department of Parks, Recreation and Forestry made the announcement on ...

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 ...

Editor’s note: The following is part of a series of articles compiled by the Colorado Snowsports Museum and Hall of Fame that will take a closer look at some of the artifacts and stories contained in ...

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 ...