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Big Snow American Dream is an
The American Dream shopping mall was first proposed as Meadowlands Mills in 1994. The mall, later renamed Meadowlands Xanadu, was nearly complete in 2009 when construction stopped due to a lack of funding. The original plans for the mall had included an indoor ski slope, which was advertised as the United States' first indoor Alpine ski resort. On February 1, 2011, following a month of heavy snowfall, observers found that of the slope's eastern wall had been damaged, and a horizontal crease had formed on the wall. Two days later, as workers tried to melt the snow on the ski slope's roof, about of the eastern wall had collapsed under the weight of the snowfall accumulation.
In May 2011, the New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority formalized an agreement with
The park is covered with 5,500 tons of snow, packed to a depth of and is open year-round. There are three trails: a beginner trail called "Lil' Dipper", an intermediate trail called "Switchback", and an advanced trail called "Northern Lights". There is also a terrain park. The trails are served by four lifts: two carpet lifts serving the Lil Dipper, and a quad chairlift and platter surface lift serving Northern Lights and Switchback. Both lifts were manufactured by Doppelmayr-CTEC in 2008. The slopes are long, covering an altitude of with a maximum pitch of 26%.
Its climate-controlled environment is at a consistent . Guests are able to get skiing and snowboarding lessons. To prevent overcrowding, guests book tickets for time slots in advance.
The park also has a gourmet hot chocolate shop called Joe C's Hot Cocoa.
indoor skiing
Indoor skiing is done in a climate-controlled environment with artificially produced snow. This enables skiing and snowboarding to take place regardless of outdoor temperatures. Facilities for both alpine skiing and nordic skiing are avail ...
and snowboarding
Snowboarding is a recreational and competitive activity that involves descending a snow-covered surface while standing on a snowboard that is almost always attached to a rider's feet. It features in the Winter Olympic Games and Winter Paralympi ...
park within the American Dream shopping and entertainment complex, at the Meadowlands Sports Complex
The Meadowlands Sports Complex is a sports complex located in East Rutherford, in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. The facility is owned and operated by the New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority (NJSEA).
The complex currently consi ...
in East Rutherford, New Jersey
East Rutherford is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2020 U.S. census, the borough's population was 10,022, reflecting an increase of 1,109 (+12.4%) from the 8,913 counted in the 2010 census.
, that opened on December 5, 2019.
Big Snow American Dream is the first indoor ski park in North America. It is owned by the Triple Five Group
Triple Five Group is a conglomerate based in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, which specializes in shopping centres, entertainment complexes, hotels, and banks, along with 3 indoor amusement parks. The company owns and operates two of North America's ...
and is operated by Snow Operating who also run Mountain Creek Resort.
History
The American Dream shopping mall was first proposed as Meadowlands Mills in 1994. The mall, later renamed Meadowlands Xanadu, was nearly complete in 2009 when construction stopped due to a lack of funding. The original plans for the mall had included an indoor ski slope, which was advertised as the United States' first indoor Alpine ski resort. On February 1, 2011, following a month of heavy snowfall, observers found that of the slope's eastern wall had been damaged, and a horizontal crease had formed on the wall. Two days later, as workers tried to melt the snow on the ski slope's roof, about of the eastern wall had collapsed under the weight of the snowfall accumulation.
In May 2011, the New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority formalized an agreement with Triple Five Group
Triple Five Group is a conglomerate based in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, which specializes in shopping centres, entertainment complexes, hotels, and banks, along with 3 indoor amusement parks. The company owns and operates two of North America's ...
, which assumed ownership of the mall and renamed it "American Dream". The ski slope would continue to be built as part of the agreement. The ski slope was rebranded "Big Snow" in 2015.
In 2018, Triple Five announced that the ski slope would open the following December as part of the mall's phased opening, which would take place between 2019 and 2020. In advance of the opening, Big Snow hired 300 workers. On December 5, 2019, Big Snow American Dream opened with an event attended by skiers and snowboarders such as Donna Weinbrecht, Lindsey Vonn
Lindsey Caroline Vonn ( ; born October 18, 1984) is an American former World Cup alpine ski racer on the US Ski Team. She won four World Cup overall championships — second only amongst female skiers to Annemarie Moser-Pröll — with three ...
, Red Gerard
Redmond "Red" Gerard (born June 29, 2000) is an American Snowboarding, snowboarder and a spokesperson of the Toyota Motor Corporation. Gerard was born and raised in Ohio, but lives in Silverthorne, Colorado, where he has his own miniature snowbo ...
, and Ben Ferguson
Benjamin Grant Ferguson (born August 28, 1981) is an American cable television talk show host and a radio talk show host on 600WREC/Memphis, TN. His radio show originates from his home in Texas. His nationally syndicated radio show, ''The Ben F ...
. The opening of a portion of Big Snow was delayed until the following week.
In the early hours of September 25, 2021, the ski slope caught fire, but no injuries were reported.
Attractions
The park is covered with 5,500 tons of snow, packed to a depth of and is open year-round. There are three trails: a beginner trail called "Lil' Dipper", an intermediate trail called "Switchback", and an advanced trail called "Northern Lights". There is also a terrain park. The trails are served by four lifts: two carpet lifts serving the Lil Dipper, and a quad chairlift and platter surface lift serving Northern Lights and Switchback. Both lifts were manufactured by Doppelmayr-CTEC in 2008. The slopes are long, covering an altitude of with a maximum pitch of 26%.
Its climate-controlled environment is at a consistent . Guests are able to get skiing and snowboarding lessons. To prevent overcrowding, guests book tickets for time slots in advance.
The park also has a gourmet hot chocolate shop called Joe C's Hot Cocoa.
See also
*DreamWorks Water Park
DreamWorks Water Park is an indoor water park within the American Dream shopping and entertainment complex, at the Meadowlands Sports Complex in East Rutherford, New Jersey, United States. The park opened on October 1, 2020. The water park incl ...
* Nickelodeon Universe
Nickelodeon Universe is the name of two indoor amusement parks located at Mall of America in Bloomington, Minnesota and American Dream in East Rutherford, New Jersey, with a third location under construction at the Mall of China in Chongqing ...
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