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Disney’s Failed Attempt at a Ski Resort in Sequoia National Park, CA

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Disney, a company that makes movies and theme parks, once had big plans to build a ski resort in Sequoia National Park, CA. Disney does have a history within the ski industry, as Walt Disney was an original investor in Sugar Bowl Resort near Truckee, California. His plans did not stop at just Sugar Bowl. Mineral King Valley, a then […]

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Avatar photo Ryan Flynn | October 30, 2020
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The Proposed British Columbia Mega-Resort That Would Be the Biggest Ski Area in North America

The area for the proposed Valemount Glacier Destination Resort, which is expected to be the largest year-round ski resort in North America with the third tallest vertical drop out of any ski area on earth, could be described as a “mini AK.” Once completed, the resort will have up to 12,448 acres of skiable terrain and over 6,500 feet of […]

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Martin Kuprianowicz | July 23, 2020
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Ski Mountain Planned for Orlando Mega-Resort

Xero Gravity Action Sports has released plans to develop a $309 million sports facility in Orlando, Florida, complete with a 14 story ski & snowboard mountain. The mountain will offer year round skiing using Snowflex, a synthetic material designed to simulate real snow. The mega-resort will also include 9 snow tubing lanes, and a 4-acre surfing pool, skateboard park, a BMX sanctioned race track, two skydiving pods, an indoor dodge-ball […]

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ameliatraynor | February 18, 2015
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