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Whats the deal rope tows?

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bananaman123431
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I live in NY and every mountain I ski at either has a rope tow that is broken or never on or they don't have one. Does anyone know why there are no rope tows out here and why are there so many in the Midwest?
3 years ago
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will.irwin
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the hills aren’t big enough and too busy for chairlifts
3 years ago
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rojo.grande
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Rope tows should and need to be an implemented asset at every hill. I’m beyond jealous of u mfs that can crank out 50+ hits on a feature in an hour, and to all the hills that think a terrain park is a hassle, build a fucking rope tow, toss a few features and a couple rakes in and boombam ur “park rat problem” is solved
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bananaman123431
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rojo.grandeRope tows should and need to be an implemented asset at every hill. I’m beyond jealous of u mfs that can crank out 50+ hits on a feature in an hour, and to all the hills that think a terrain park is a hassle, build a fucking rope tow, toss a few features and a couple rakes in and boombam ur “park rat problem” is solved


exactly, if my local had a tow it would make it so we could actually progress and not take a 10 min lift ride to hit 5 more features
3 years ago
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Jems
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high management boomers don’t understand the power a tow rope park can bring to their mountain
3 years ago
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rojo.grande
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bananaman123431exactly, if my local had a tow it would make it so we could actually progress and not take a 10 min lift ride to hit 5 more features


Ref what @Jems said, management doesn’t give a fuck about progression. From a managerial standpoint tho, it could be a massive success keeping us pesky park rats off the rest of the hill
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WoFlowz
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Where in NY? Wny has a rope tow park at Kissing Bridge and the boys on the park crew there make a good effort to keep nice setups
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bananaman123431
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WoFlowzWhere in NY? Wny has a rope tow park at Kissing Bridge and the boys on the park crew there make a good effort to keep nice setups


that’s a little far from me, think more of belleayre/gore/hunter/windham
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WoFlowz
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bananaman123431that’s a little far from me, think more of belleayre/gore/hunter/windham


Gore had a TBar or hike park for a bit I think. Wouldn’t expect Hunter or windham to ever have a rope tow lol. Belleyare prolly Not either
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Non_State_Actor
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WoFlowzWhere in NY? Wny has a rope tow park at Kissing Bridge and the boys on the park crew there make a good effort to keep nice setups


That part of NY is basically the Midwest.
3 years ago
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bananaman123431
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WoFlowzGore had a TBar or hike park for a bit I think. Wouldn’t expect Hunter or windham to ever have a rope tow lol. Belleyare prolly Not either


yeah all the park kids want a designated tow but the GM is a piece of shit so don’t think we’re getting that soon
3 years ago
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weastcoat
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Jemshigh management boomers don’t understand the power a tow rope park can bring to their mountain


Hopefully that only gets better in time since younger folk closer to our generation are in the eminent takeover of the corporate world. Not dudes who lived in a world for the majority of their lives where you’d get your pass pulled if your skis left the ground.
3 years ago
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swherity
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bananaman123431I live in NY and every mountain I ski at either has a rope tow that is broken or never on or they don't have one. Does anyone know why there are no rope tows out here and why are there so many in the Midwest?


its like mcdonalds ice cream machine
3 years ago
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PsychicMigration
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Come to Rhode Island we got a nice one
3 years ago
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bananaman123431
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DummyBearsCome to Rhode Island we got a nice one


i would be down to travel an hour or 2 for a solid rope tow park, like big snow although it’s a t bar
3 years ago
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PsychicMigration
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Gotta check the cam at yawgoo when its open sometimes its super fun other times its not. We dig all our own features and everyone loves corrugated tubes. Its our signature thing.
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Dlonetti
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Rope tows are plentiful in the midwest thats for sure but that doesnt mean that some resorts' arent always broken or just terribly slow (looking at you buck and wild)
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skiP.E.I.
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Jemshigh management boomers don’t understand the power a tow rope park can bring to their mountain


From a numbers perspective, parks and rope tows don't make sense. A lot of costs for a group of people who buy a season pass and probably don't spend much more than that in a season. They love families who are buying day passes, lessons and food, who need a magic carpet or want a chairlift.

What management doesn't always consider is the long term culture building aspect parks and rope tows bring- retaining people in the sport and attracting new participants . Culture beats strategy every time.
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skiP.E.I.
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DummyBearsGotta check the cam at yawgoo when its open sometimes its super fun other times its not. We dig all our own features and everyone loves corrugated tubes. Its our signature thing.


Yawgoo is one of the places I want to visit most skiing wise. Always looks so cool.
3 years ago
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switchlip2
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weastcoatHopefully that only gets better in time since younger folk closer to our generation are in the eminent takeover of the corporate world. Not dudes who lived in a world for the majority of their lives where you’d get your pass pulled if your skis left the ground.

An old ass patroller who I’ve known my whole life tried to pull my pass for skiing switch down a groomer before she realized it was me. Complete different era of skiing
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