It was considered a great improvement over the rope tow. The owner of the Chalet ran a ski rope tow. A ski rope tow operates on the slope in winter. The Ski Club had a portable rope tow. In the Sun Valley area there is a 55m rope tow baby lift as well. The Mt. Eyak ski area operates a single chair ski lift and rope tow. That year, Timberline opened as Oregon's first destination ski resort with a portable rope tow. A rope tow was installed on Mount Northcote at the site and opened in 1954. Ken Murray, an old friend of Svere's built another rope tow and Perisher's first T-bar.