Plan for year-round Fort Worth ski park underway

[Asher]

Why don't you ask an intelligent question if you want it answered?

[Kuciwalker]

I should just ask them of people who can actually understand them.

[Asher]

I understand your question but I refuse to ruin a good joke by PHding it for the children present.

[Kuciwalker]

It was a boring joke that didn't even make sense if you thought about it for more than a second.

[Asher]

Which you clearly did. Congratulations.

[Dis]

I take it this will be indoors then?

such a colossal waste of energy. We do have a global warming crisis on our hands people!

In any case, that much acreage indoors would be very high overhead (and Dallas isn't cheap), they'd have to charge high prices. I don't see the business working out.

Wet n' Wild (water them park) couldn't even make it in Las Vegas (one of the hottest cities in the country) because of high property values.

So the question is, who in the hell is going to pay over $100 to ski?

[Victor Galis]

Re: Plan for year-round Fort Worth ski park underway

Originally posted by SlowwHand
Yeah. How do you like these apples?




I can see it now. 100+ degrees fahrenheit (37.777777777778+ celsius for you backwards people) with skiing going on. Leave it to us Texans to blaze a path for the rest of you suckers.

Actually, I'm pretty sure Dubai already went there. Hmm... Halliburton moves HQ from Houston to Dubai; Texas emulates Dubai in building artificial ski resort. Coincidence?

[SlowwHand]

Victor, you're a dumbass. Read the article, or read where Oerdin, for one, didn't read the article.

Dis, you worldly fellow. How much do you think skiing costs?

[Dis]

Originally posted by SlowwHand
Victor, you're a dumbass. Read the article, or read where Oerdin, for one, didn't read the article.

Dis, you worldly fellow. How much do you think skiing costs?

this isn't outdoor skiing. How much air conditioning do you think a place that size will need? Ft. Worth is cheaper than Dallas, but I'm sure the land prices will be expensive.

I'm predicting very high overhead for this place. It will do well at first because of the novelty, and it will fade fast.

[Victor Galis]

Originally posted by SlowwHand
Victor, you're a dumbass. Read the article, or read where Oerdin, for one, didn't read the article.

Dis, you worldly fellow. How much do you think skiing costs?

To quote the article:

"It sounds kind of crazy, although they have one in Dubai or some place," said Dick Snyder, a skier. "I guess they can have one in Fort Worth."

I seem to remember this story back when it was about Dubai. Maybe I'm totally wrong and it's some other place in the Gulf, but really this sort of ambitious project screams Dubai.

[SlowwHand]

For God's sake, Victor. There's a photo posted by the other Ignorer.

[lord of the mark]

Originally posted by Asher

I'm sure you have -- you have no choice.

Of course - and I certainly envy you living in Alberta from the skiing POV. All Im saying is there are SOME aspects of skiiing I know more about than you do. Skiing eastern crud is one of them (well,it may be the only one) But thats what we were discussing - can Texans tell the difference between the fake snow that will be in the ski park, and fresh rocky mountain powder. I suggest they will. While Ive done most of my skiing in the Eastern US, ive also skiied in Colorado. And yes, there were plenty of Texans skiing there. You probably dont run into many Texans on the slopes in Alberta. A glance at the map, and the distances from Texas to Colorado, and from Texas to Alberta, would suffice to explain why.

[lord of the mark]

Originally posted by Asher

How so?

Americans are crap Skiiers, especially the east coasters on their "mountains".

Nothing in Quebec matches Vermont for vertical drop, AFAIK.

Unfortunately even Vermont is a bit of a hike from here.

[lord of the mark]

Originally posted by Dis
I take it this will be indoors then?

such a colossal waste of energy. We do have a global warming crisis on our hands people!

In any case, that much acreage indoors would be very high overhead (and Dallas isn't cheap), they'd have to charge high prices. I don't see the business working out.

Wet n' Wild (water them park) couldn't even make it in Las Vegas (one of the hottest cities in the country) because of high property values.

So the question is, who in the hell is going to pay over $100 to ski?

Time is the key. The advantage someone living in Denver or Salt Lake or even Pittsburgh or San Diego (or Calgary?) has is being able to, you know, get in a few runs after work. Or on a quick weekend afternoon.

If you live in a ski deprived city you cant do that. No matter how much youre willing to pay. Unless youre like willing to charter a private jet (and yes, theres a fly-in lodge near Canaan Valley, West Virginia). This gives someone the opportunity to stay in practice while they await their 1 week trip to Colorado or Utah. And it will be the only one in Dall-FW, so it doesnt need even a large percentage of the folks who ski regularly.

[Colon™]

This thread is on par with Drake's astonishing revelation Walmart would sell energy saving bulbs. Teh revolution.

There are several in Belgium and they've been around for quite some time. According to wiki, the first indoor ski slope was opened in Adelaide in '87.