Rope Tows as Beginner Lifts

I know more and more places have been replacing rope tows with carpets as beginner lifts, but which areas still have at least one dedicated novice rope tow? Handle tows don't count.
Abenaki and King Pine have modern rope tows with a black piece around the rope at regular intervals to help with grip.
Here at Bradford we have two regular rope tows in the novice area. They are sometimes tricky for beginners to get the hang of at first, but when they do it is a great mode of uphill transportation because it's fast and it allows them to get off at any point, which is not possible on a carpet.
Abenaki and King Pine have modern rope tows with a black piece around the rope at regular intervals to help with grip.
Here at Bradford we have two regular rope tows in the novice area. They are sometimes tricky for beginners to get the hang of at first, but when they do it is a great mode of uphill transportation because it's fast and it allows them to get off at any point, which is not possible on a carpet.
- Sam
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You're missing the point. Plenty of areas have rope tows. None of these areas has a new rope tow.
This thread isn't about new rope tows. This thread is about dedicated beginner rope tows and Black's fits the bill.
That said, I'm not defending traditional tows. There's a reason places have/are dropped/dropping traditional tows at launch a fast pace: they ruin gloves. The industry already has massive barriers to get in and already struggles to get first timers to return.
Although Nashoba has remained at 3 rows for a while, they have greatly expanded the teaching area by adding a carpet every other year or so. My sister teaches there and has the opposite opinion: it is far easier to teach kids to ride a carpet than a tow.
And IMHO your philosophy of "you can get off wherever" is moot for where the feiw tows remain: they are generally short serving more or less equal terrain at the top vs bottom
- Bradford (2)
- King Pine
- Abenaki
- Mount Snow
- Nashoba Valley (3)
- Campton
- Black Moutain, NH
- Northeast Slopes
- Yawgoo Valley
- Woodbury
Question: Is the shorter lift at Eaton Mountain now a handle tow or is it a rope tow? I thought I remembered that the shorter one is a handle tow.
It's a beginner hill and that's the only lift they have.
Also, Mt Greylock ski club. Tow #2 is a rope. Did anyone say Veteran's yet?
Also, Pinnacle & RedHill OC, although Pinnacle's smaller one might be a handle, same with Abenaki, I'll have to look at my pics.
Eaton - they were both handle tows. Likewise, Mt Jefferson's is a handle as is Lonesome Pine's & Proctor's.
Powderhouse, Ascutney, Kanc, Prospect, & Eustis didn't make the cut, why again?
Places like Hard'ack, Powderhouse, & Ascutney don't count because their primary lift is a rope tow and there isn't a separate one specifically for novices.
Abenaki small tow is a rope
Ok Sam I think I get your criteria now.
So Veterans, Greylock & maybe Pinnacle are still on the table.
IIRC Hard'Ack only had one tow. I rode both at Abenaki, but couldn't remember what the little guy was. Now I'm 2nd guessing my Eaton answer. I'm pretty sure both were handles. I'll check pics. Edit: NES says 2 handles.
I second Lyndon as I've ridden that one.
How about Cochran's? Don't they have ropes and handle tows?
What about Spruce, 3 tows?
Whaleback.