10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SKI TOW»
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ski tow in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
ski tow and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Skiing Heritage Journal
By E.John B.Allen Disputes abound concerning the world's first ski tow. In the
19th Century, Gold Rush pioneers used mining lifts in California to enjoy skiing.
Some time around 1900, a man from Pillnitz, Germany, near Dresden, organized
a ...
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Ski Areas of the Southern Adirondacks
In February 1935, the Wintersports Club published an article in the Schenectady
Gazette stating that a ski tow should be built and that North Creek would be an
excellent location. This would start discussions, and in November 1935, plans ...
ALAN-CLARKE CO. 75 Chambers St., New York, N.Y. Wide line of equipment.
ALLAN MARINE 325 Duffy Ave., Hicksville, N.Y. Water ski tow bridles, hitches,
tow hooks, tow ropes; laminated water skis; outrigger poles, outrigger sockets,
wood ...
By Eugene M. Hanson A PORTABLE ski tow that can be set up for a •*•*• group of
skiers wherever and whenever skiing conditions are best takes care of the uphill
transport problem at a minimum cost. The power unit, Fig. 1, is mounted on ...
Also in 1935, Fred Pabst, founder of Big Bromley, Vt., started "Ski Tow Ltd." by
installing a rope tow at St. Sauveur's Hill 70 in the Laurentians. Then in 1936,
Pabst installed J- bars which he designed at Little Bromley in Peru, Vt., and at
Wasau, ...
A history of New Jersey's ski hills from the early 1900s to the present. Also a history of the sport of downhill skiing in the state.
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Ski Areas of Southern Vermont
Dick's Tow, Killington: According to Karen Lorentz, author of Killington: A Story of
Mountains and Men, Richard Candlish built and operated Dick's Ski Tow near
what is now the base of the Killington Access Road during the 1940s.
Maplewood ...
Greene operates a home-built ski tow to supplement his regular farm income. His
first step in building the tow was to move an old chicken brooder house to the
bottom of a steep pasture. Comes December, he drives his crawler tractor into the
...
After the tow's first season, he improved the mechanism and registered the name
"ski tow" for the nation's first continuously operating tow. He opened Woodstock's
Suicide Six Ski Area in 1937 and operated it until 1961 when the Rockresorts ...
Wrong answers put a frown and "wrong" on the programmed module. Knobs set
question-answer response time. $250. Centurion Ind., 2549 Middlefield Rd.,
Redwood City, Calif. 94063. Water skier's remote-control ski tow Grab the
handles on ...
3 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SKI TOW»
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ski tow is used in the context of the following news items.
Tiny $5 Ski Hill In Vermont Is Where Lifelong Skiers Are Made
Forget $129 lift tickets, heated gondolas, and expensive lodging, this is skiing at its purest. With a single ski tow and $5 lift tickets, the Living Memorial Park ski ... «Curbed Seattle, Mar 15»
Remembering Danvers: When family ran local ski hill
My parents not only loved to ski, but also enjoyed sharing the fun of skiing with ... My father rigged up a ski tow, using a Model T Ford to pull a rope, and skiers ... «Wicked Local Danvers, Dec 14»
The Gorham Community Ski Tow in 1970 — Flashback
Three photos originally published in the Dec. 31, 1970, Portland Evening Express depict a small ski area that operated on the outskirts of Gorham village. «Press Herald, Feb 14»
