September 5, 2008

Liberty U.'s Downhill Plunge

By INGRID NORTON

Students can't dance at Liberty University, but they will be able to ski in the summer when the institution, founded by the late Rev. Jerry Falwell, wraps up construction on the first Snowflex ski slope in the United States.

Snowflex, popular in Europe, is an artificial surface that mimics the consistency of snow and can be used regardless of weather.

Chancellor Jerry Falwell Jr. says the slope is in line with the way his father envisioned the college. To serve Liberty's mission

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