Summertime Skiing in Denver

If you're going to do it, add a mini ramp too. Always nice to ski and skate together in the summer.

Def figure out your costs and what you think you can charge, how many people will come. Don't get over your head. But could be sick

I’d love to see it and would totally come by once or twice a summer but I wouldn’t invest in this business idea. Keep in mind you’re competing with skate parks, mountain biking, etc. really not that far from woodward either. It would have to be more than just the rail yard to attract more people.

do it plz, def would go. scale up to indoor slopes and ur in the bag

Would anyone from Michigan be interested in anything like? Would love to be able to set up an indoor park with a couple trampolines and foam pit.

I would drive from SLC often to ski that mid summer

From a business perspective this is stupid as shit but from a skier perspective this is awesome

Buck Hill (MN) made this happen in 2016, and I didn't seem to go very well. I'd recommend looking into what they did before investing. Cool concept, but I don't think Neveplast is the way to go. Falling on that (or mSnow) is nightmare fuel

Where in Denver? I would frequent it. I am in Denver.

I would go but be warned, the bike scene is huge in denver, you probably won’t pull as many people as you think. Love the idea though, and I personally would pay to go there

NutsToRailI would drive from SLC often to ski that mid summer

Just skip past the foam pits and tramps and *free* hike park of Woodward Copper’s facility to drive 1.5 hours farther to a warehouse with less offerings?? Don’t lead our man on with promised business that wouldnt be common for most people west of Colorado.


This idea is extremely niche. Park skiing and boarding alone is already a limited niche market. Throw in the nearby competition and now your target market is even smaller. I think it would be a better use of time to write a grant for Ruby Hill to have a full year set up. They have the features already and the natural slope. GOCO is always looking for opportunities and would consider the grant hands down. This would satisfy your desire to have summertime skiing but it would not allow you to test your hand at your own venture. Not sure if that’s also a goal of yours.

if it is, i challenge you to think of what problem this solves. Is there a monetary demand to solve the problem? Is your demographic the type of client ready to pay to solve that problem??

you could consider partnering with someone like 10 Barrel and having a beer garden as well so people could watch live shredders while getting a beer and 10 Barrel already sponsors ski events so it would be a good fit. I’m sure theirs other ways to market this with retail outlets, food trucks, stages/events/movie screenings etc. but its got to be well thought out. Sounds like a massive risk.

I’d still totally come and support though!

partyandBSand *free* hike park of Woodward Copper’s facility

this has been gone for like 8 years

Check out adrenaline urbain in trois rivières Québec they made a super cool snowpark on top of an indoor skatepark the guys there are super cool they might be able to help you

Really depends on where it is, how much rent is, what it costs to insure something. Can you still do the thing like skateparks used to? Not as many indoor paid parks anymore but used to have like a daily, monthy, yearly insurance rate.

I have friends that have a group of them in a small city that have a private skatepark in a warehouse. A bunch of stuff in there. A 6 foot mini, tons of street. But it's just something they all pay into.

Obviously to have as a business requires more but it could be done.

Would def suggest starting small. Expand if it looks good. Moght be able to gwt some old features from ski areas to refurbish if you don't weld. How much would it cost to build a decent setup with even 2 rails and a returb features like a baby slant wall or tower tube.

More stuff would be cool but even if it feels not much bigger than a backyard setup it could be a cool vibe to be with other people. What kind of material will you build the drop in, slope out of and will it need water, hose or sprinklers. Could be problematic with wood. Idk how pressure treated would like being wet all day every day even. Might hold up.

Def pairing it with something like a mini would help.

Many of the skateparks that are hanging on or closed are never doing that well. Some only have enough to cover a few months of rent. If people don't come out they fold.

If you have some events there throughout the summer that could help boost business. It's kind of a fine line of making it cool enough to be worth it without overextending. If you start small and there's a demand you can add more, get a tramp, built more features, etc. Just be careful with the $$$ at first.

Would def stop by and check it out sometime. Im only in denver like once a year these days though.

I go to the foam pit and tramps in PC, but yeah if I could actually get on my skis mid summer I would drive further.

"Don't lead our man on with promised business.... I'd still totally come and support though!"

partyandBSJust skip past the foam pits and tramps and *free* hike park of Woodward Copper’s facility to drive 1.5 hours farther to a warehouse with less offerings?? Don’t lead our man on with promised business that wouldnt be common for most people west of Colorado.


This idea is extremely niche. Park skiing and boarding alone is already a limited niche market. Throw in the nearby competition and now your target market is even smaller. I think it would be a better use of time to write a grant for Ruby Hill to have a full year set up. They have the features already and the natural slope. GOCO is always looking for opportunities and would consider the grant hands down. This would satisfy your desire to have summertime skiing but it would not allow you to test your hand at your own venture. Not sure if that’s also a goal of yours.

if it is, i challenge you to think of what problem this solves. Is there a monetary demand to solve the problem? Is your demographic the type of client ready to pay to solve that problem??

you could consider partnering with someone like 10 Barrel and having a beer garden as well so people could watch live shredders while getting a beer and 10 Barrel already sponsors ski events so it would be a good fit. I’m sure theirs other ways to market this with retail outlets, food trucks, stages/events/movie screenings etc. but its got to be well thought out. Sounds like a massive risk.

I’d still totally come and support though!

being young with dreams is like nothing else.

I think an outdoor venue with a partnership with one of the local municipalities would be the best way to go, get some of those tax dollars dumped into a facility that would basically be ran similar to a local skatepark. I could see it going over very well at Frisco/sumit counties adventure park facility. almost a twin of the copenhagen one but right by the dirt jumps in Frisco

Anyone know what happened to this?

https://snowbrains.com/castle-rock-year-round-ski-hill/

Looking at date, probably COVID

Film.Anyone know what happened to this?

https://snowbrains.com/castle-rock-year-round-ski-hill/