University Ski Slope Aims to 'Bring People to Christ'

First all-weather slope 'of its kind in North America'

By Matt Cantor, Newser Staff

Posted Aug 31, 2009 9:59 AM CDT

(Newser) – Virginia’s Liberty University presented its new synthetic ski slope—the first in North America—this weekend with extreme performances from pro skiers and snowboarders. The chancellor of the Christian university, Jerry Falwell, showed off his own moves after paying tribute to his dad, the late Rev. Jerry Falwell, who wanted the ski slope to bring more students to the school “and, ultimately, bring more people to Christ,” writes the Lynchburg News and Advance.

The slope ties in with the elder Falwell’s evangelic aim of “saturation evangelism”—to “reach every available person with every available means.” Said his son: “We’re just proud to be the only university in the world with its own Snowflex ski slope,” which allows skiing in any weather—without the snow, ABC News reports. Some say the Snowflex—basically carpet watered down by misters—performs very much like snow, with the caveat that long pants and long sleeves are critical, as falls can produce nasty rug burns, the News and Advance notes.

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The Snowflex slope at Liberty University. (Liberty University)

The Rev. Jerry Falwell is shown in an undated file photo submitted to The News & Advance by Liberty University. (AP Photo/Liberty University via The News & Advance)

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NxBigmouthery

Aug 31, 2009 11:06 AM CDT

I was only halfway through the Jerry Falwell sentence when I conjured up the image of a bloated corpse Falwell being propped up on skis, Weekend at Bernies-style, and given an 'almighty' push down the slope. then I read on and found out it was his son. Dang.

wwwonderer

Aug 31, 2009 9:59 AM CDT

Yeah. The eternal love of God(s) is not enough to 'convince' people of the beauty of following God(s), so get your slalom on while on the road to salvation!

Robert_Dada

Aug 31, 2009 9:47 AM CDT

What a great use of our ever depleting water resources. Christian scum.

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University Ski Slope Aims to 'Bring People to Christ'