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 ...

Ultimately, my father volunteered to work year-round for the Civilian Conservation Corps, a government program that put otherwise jobless men to work building parks, beaches, hiking trails and ...

Children play in the snow outside the warming hut at the Dixie Rope Tow in the Blue Mountains in Grant County. DIXIE SUMMIT — A cherished Grant County winter tradition is making a comeback after a ...

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 ...

A southwest Calgary couple has found an inventive way to skip the lines at the ski resort this winter by turning their backyard into their own ski hill. It's only 300 feet (91 metres), so about the ...

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 ...

PITTSFIELD — It may have a new rope, but the ski tow at Osceola Park still isn't operational, and probably won't be during public school vacation this week. The city cannot open the ski tow along the ...

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 ...