Starting My Own Rope Tow Park

ski_salmon69

ski_salmon69

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How hard would it be? My dream one day would be to buy a few acres on a hillside and do just that, maybe do a few diy snowguns and have some pvc rails, picnic tables, random junk to jib and maybe buy some rails later.

Wouldn’t do it for the money for sure, would maybe only open weekends and keep prices low
 
This may work like have a similar set up to what evergreen does for mountain biking (not sure if they are just a Washington thing)

14611901:Kyguyy said:
Make it “public” with a waiver and “donations”
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I would recommend setting it up as a non profit ngo. This helps isolate you from liability personally and you can reach out to your community to ‘sponsor’ things and get tax benefits while doing so.
 
start a nonprofit that rents and operates the land so you basically rent from yourself but if something happens the nonprofit with no assets is at fault.
 
topic:ski_salmon69 said:
How hard would it be? My dream one day would be to buy a few acres on a hillside and do just that, maybe do a few diy snowguns and have some pvc rails, picnic tables, random junk to jib and maybe buy some rails later.

Wouldn’t do it for the money for sure, would maybe only open weekends and keep prices low
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Look up @hazelhillropetow on instagram
 
Sounds sick, I hope you can make it happen. Definitely want it to be an LLC or Non-Profit with liability waivers as lame as it sounds.
 
Economics of a ski area are pretty tough. Insurance alone will likely outpace revenue. Many resorts lose money operating the mountain and make up the difference through lodging, ski school, f&b, etc…

I hope one day you’re able to explore this dream further! I used to want to recreate what Andreas Hatveit has in his backyard but now that I’m a little older I save my money for ski trips and a couple sleds….
 
This is every jibbing skiers dream! How hard would it be? Pretty freaking hard. I'd say you would spend more time building, setting up, maintaining all the equipment than actually skiing. Maybe once you had your system figured out it would be easier to maintain, but getting started would be lots of hours, looking for materials, building features that can hold up, and then actually maintain the ski hill its self. I would say it would take 5+ years to get multiple features set up in a way that flow well together. Maybe I'm being pessimistic, but after working on a park crew I got to see the hours that go into building a quality park. I'd say still give it a try!
 
14612157:killa242 said:
This is every jibbing skiers dream! How hard would it be? Pretty freaking hard. I'd say you would spend more time building, setting up, maintaining all the equipment than actually skiing. Maybe once you had your system figured out it would be easier to maintain, but getting started would be lots of hours, looking for materials, building features that can hold up, and then actually maintain the ski hill its self. I would say it would take 5+ years to get multiple features set up in a way that flow well together. Maybe I'm being pessimistic, but after working on a park crew I got to see the hours that go into building a quality park. I'd say still give it a try!
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you can build a decent rail setup in a few hours (with a couple of friends)?
 
14612157:killa242 said:
This is every jibbing skiers dream! How hard would it be? Pretty freaking hard. I'd say you would spend more time building, setting up, maintaining all the equipment than actually skiing. Maybe once you had your system figured out it would be easier to maintain, but getting started would be lots of hours, looking for materials, building features that can hold up, and then actually maintain the ski hill its self. I would say it would take 5+ years to get multiple features set up in a way that flow well together. Maybe I'm being pessimistic, but after working on a park crew I got to see the hours that go into building a quality park. I'd say still give it a try!
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Maybe 5 plus years for just you sheesh
 
14612161:SteezyYeeter said:
you can build a decent rail setup in a few hours (with a couple of friends)?
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Absolutely you can. But a mini park with multiple features and a functional rope tow? Maybe 5 years is a bit dramatic, but the point is it would take time and money to put it all together.
 
Haze hill is my spot, its 100% supported by donations and its over a decade in the making.

[video]https://www.newschoolers.com/videos/watch/1093349/TFIDDYPENCE-09AAF5A7-9AE4-437A-9DB7-A0BD133E58F7-mp4[/video]
 
14613674:T-Pency said:
Haze hill is my spot, its 100% supported by donations and its over a decade in the making.

[video]https://www.newschoolers.com/videos/watch/1093349/TFIDDYPENCE-09AAF5A7-9AE4-437A-9DB7-A0BD133E58F7-mp4[/video]
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that looks amazing
 
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