rope tow

noun

1. ski tow.

Word History and Origins

Origin of rope tow¹

First recorded in 1960–65

Example Sentences

The place isn’t huge—just one triple chair, a rope tow, and 1,100 skiable acres—but the base area is at 7,100 feet in elevation, the highest in Oregon, making cold, dry snow all but guaranteed.

From Outside Online

I follow his eyes from a family on the lower section to a trio of skiers by the old rope tow shack and, farther up, silhouetted high on Roundtop, two more.

From Washington Post

It was the first ski resort in Wyoming, opening in 1939 with a rope tow powered by a Ford tractor.

From Washington Post