Rope tows certainly make life easier if you're skiing at a groomed, established hill, but what if you're more into backcountry skiing? Well, that's where the Zoa PL1 comes in, as it's a portable ...

For those times or places where a ski lift isn’t available, the PL1 is a portable tow rope system that can be quickly set up on-site and easily carried in a backpack.

Sadly, the backyard ski hill won't be a yearly tradition for the family as they've put their acreage up for sale. However, Heather says the buyer would get the tow-rope contraption included.

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… ...

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.

An instructor at Chapman Hill Ski Area helps young skiers near the small rope tow, which the city hopes to have replaced some time in summer 2023. The small and big rope tows are decades old, Matt ...