Indoor Ski Slope in San Francisco Touts Itself as Alternative for Athletic Training
During the Snow Bomb Festival at Pier 35 in San Francisco, a Bay Area 'virtual startup' Urban Snow, showcased a 30-foot slope with synthetic snow. The company hopes to become the first indoor ski gym in California and have plans to build a facility in the South Bay with a 300-foot long main slope, a terrain park as well as a beginners area... read more
Can't get to Tahoe? Soon you may be able to ski in the South Bay
A new company is hoping to create a snow sports haven for locals far from the slopes of Lake Tahoe. Urban Snow, as it's set to be called, wants to sell proverbial lift passes to a ski resort right here in the Bay Area. Urban Snow is seeking a 30,000-foot, five-story building in the San Jose or Milpitas area... read more
Year Round Skiing and Riding in the Bay Area
A startup based in San Francisco has launched a Kickstarter campaign to bring an indoor ski and fitness facility to the Bay Area. The Kickstarter page describes Urban Snow as: ... an indoor ski and snowboard center and fitness facility coming to the Bay Area... read more
Urban Snow Aims to Bring Skiing to the Bay Area
As you likely know, the future of the ski industry is currently being challenged by two major threats: climate change and a decrease in new participants. While there are a number of initiatives out there attempting to stymie one or both of these trends, it could be argued that the slowing developing increase... read more