So here we had about a 12-15 inches and this week I setup the home-made rope tow. The snow was great, there wasn't enough to ski anywhere because this hill has rocks everywhere. There is one shot of a rock that I jumped off of when I was a teen during a dump in 1998. That storm we had about 20+ on the ground then and deep drifts under the rock. Lots of fun, but not enough today.
I live about 15 min from my parents, this was shot on our farm near Tazewell, VA.
The hill probably near 80-90 vertical ft. Just guessing and the tow is 300 ft long.
No pics, but the video will give you an idea. Nice powder today and I never hit a rock (cleared most of them) and only dug down to grass a few times. Just don't carve real hard and you'll be ok!
I made about 35-40 runs. So 35X(round to 100 vertical since I skied more than 35 times)=at least 3500 vertical at home today. Not bad! I enjoy it I guess because it is like my own "mini ski resort." By the way, we have huge commercial water tanks and well that used to supply water to about 80 homes on the other side of this hill. All I need is a booster pump a 185 cfm compressor and a few guns/hoses and we're good to go!
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EastCoaster
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Whoa, that was AWESOME. I should have just come home to Bluefield, WV and skied at your place this weekend- that looked like a ton of fun.
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Southern Skiing
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Best day on that hill since 1998 for sure. I would like to have an extra rope for these kind of snows. There is a driveway and that's why I stop, but days like today you could cover a path across and roll on to the bottom. Remove the fence at the trees and you got at least 150 vert and add about 300-400 more ft in length. Not epic by resort standards, but to be at home, it was EPIC
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EastCoaster
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Soooooo you gonna be there Christmas Day? I could be up for making some turns 
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Southern Skiing
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as long as you don't sue me...lol. Will be super busy christmas eve and christmas day. Would probably make some turns if I could.
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EastCoaster
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Also: every time I see your homemade lift, I think its basically the coolest thing ever.
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Southern Skiing
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@skibug 198705 wrote:That is just to cool. I have hill behind my house with about 100 ft of vert. I have lawn mower, junk bike and rope. You have implanted a idea in redneck skier's head. Must get to work before the 10" snow we have left melts away.
Go for it, you'll also need something to anchor too and a come along or winch to add tension to the rope. Loose rope just spins on the tire.
We actually do get quite a bit of upslope snow. Located on the Tennessee Valley Divide. It snowed all day today.
For the record, splicing the rope took ME a while to do, I have 6 100 ft sections spliced together. BUT those splices make it easier to grab onto. It really wears you out gripping the rope and holding on. Makes me much more tired than skiing.
Go for it, you'll also need something to anchor too and a come along or winch to add tension to the rope. Loose rope just spins on the tire.
We actually do get quite a bit of upslope snow. Located on the Tennessee Valley Divide. It snowed all day today.
For the record, splicing the rope took ME a while to do, I have 6 100 ft sections spliced together. BUT those splices make it easier to grab onto. It really wears you out gripping the rope and holding on. Makes me much more tired than skiing.