Indoor ski resorts are popping up all over the world, serving as a site to ski and snowboard all year round no matter the outside temperatures. While their popularity is growing, there’s still just one indoor area in the United States: Big SNOW American Dream in New Jersey. You might be curious what the maintenance of an indoor ski resort looks like, but it isn’t all that different from an outside resort. Grooming looks to push around a bit more snow, but otherwise it’s pretty much the same.
According to Big SNOW slope maintenance supervisor Vincent Carrozza, who shared the video, the ski area recycles snow, purposely melting that which would never melt otherwise and replacing it weekly. New snow is made around 5 days a week. The groomer in the video is a Husky groomer with a smaller blade, tracks, and tiller, allowing the grooming crew to reach the area’s smaller nooks and crannies.
Big SNOW American Dream is open 7 days a week, running from 1pm-8pm Monday-Thursday, 1pm-9pm on Friday, 10am-9pm on Saturday, and 10am-8pm on Sunday (holiday hours may differ). They offer 4 trails, including a park, and 4 lifts including 3 surface lifts.
