Xanadu: Indoor Snowboarding in NJ [Archive]

Mr Daks B

03-17-2005, 02:53 AM

I worked in a shop last year in NY and had some guy come in talkin about this "indoor mountian" in jersey. He said they were in the process of gettin their investors and paperwork together. He also said they had a grand plan to build more of these indoor mountians around the U.S.
"Ok "Guy!?, i mean it would be cool and **** especiall if we get summer runs in right!? but i have to say i find this one hard to believe.
The Big news that i have heard brewin in here on the east coast. Around Plymouth New Hampshire is Tunny Mountian. They had a big air contest 4th of july last year and had the park open for a good part of the summer. Word is they bought snow makin machines from Japan that can make snow when the temp is under 55.(which it usually is up there thru the end of july) They were supposedly chargin like 20 bills for a hour of ridin to pay off the machines but hey, hittin rails on the east in the summer is like visitin OZ (the one w/munchkins and ****).

damato

03-17-2005, 03:47 PM

They got one in Madrid too, with rails, real fake snow, and a kicker....

I am sure it will be way better in the states, especially with out Freestyle park craze... Or it better be........

P0Wdr

03-17-2005, 08:52 PM

fake snow, real snow, indoor, outdoor, when it comes down to it, i'd take anything over nothing so here's to riding on the east coast in August! cheers!

JDiese1

03-18-2005, 12:44 AM

yeah its gonna be by the meadowlands in northern new jersey... its not just going to be indoor slopes, its going to be a serious attraction center, almost like a 6flags great adventure or an amusement park along with a serious transportation hub. other plans ive heard was a sky diving simulator.

back to the all year round ridin, cant wait.. i live literally 5 minutes away from there. :D i also work at the meadowlands already so i might even be helpin out building it.. ill keep ya informed.

gerard

03-18-2005, 01:06 AM

yeah dude, I to live like 5 minutes from there. I can't wait. Do you know of any information online?

katrid123

03-18-2005, 02:16 PM

yes they have them in most places in Europe, i have a friend from holland who is a regular you can see the cams on...

http://www.snowworld.nl/webcam.aspx?cam=7&pid=23

gerard

03-18-2005, 04:50 PM

I bet since it will be temperature controlled there will be no ice! Rock on.

BadassBunny

03-18-2005, 09:28 PM

That would kick ass if they're really buildin 1 near the Meadowlands! I'm ~50 mins from there when I'm at home. YAY!

redace24

03-19-2005, 06:37 PM

idk...i guess it would be kinda cool although I can't see it being all that good. I even took the virtual tour of the one in the Holland (posted by katrid123) and I wasn't impressed. I have other things to keep me busy in the summer so I probably wouldn't go that often. Just my opinion :roll:

roxy03

03-21-2005, 04:05 PM

Meadowlands Xanadu - Mills Corp., developers of Madrid Xanadu, have signed an agreement with the New Jersey Sports & Entertainment Authority to develop the first snow dome in the U.S.

I Googled it ....man this is going to be awesome b/c I live like an hour north of NJ!

gerard

03-21-2005, 04:23 PM

http://www.meadowlandsxanadu.com Is that the link you were looking at? It looks cool but I do not see an goals as far as time or anything.

SnoChick

03-21-2005, 06:42 PM

I heard they are real good if you're a beginner because they can't get the slopes steep enough. But then, I live on the West coast where I put in over 50 days at Tahoe a season... and actually look forward to summer sports :)

prule84

03-23-2005, 08:27 PM

that is sweeeeet........ summer boarding haha... i definitely gotta check this place out... i wanna check out the UK one too.. i saw some pics on that site and they look pretty sick

ride4thebird

03-24-2005, 05:48 PM

gerard

03-24-2005, 06:11 PM

Yeah, its perfect for the east coast because our season is so short!

slam0626

04-17-2005, 08:00 AM

yeah when i lived over there that's where i went when i couldn't drive further to the real stuff..it was actually cool..had a half pipe,rails and jumps...
yes they have them in most places in Europe, i have a friend from holland who is a regular you can see the cams on...

http://www.snowworld.nl/webcam.aspx?cam=7&amp;pid=23

gerard

04-23-2005, 03:06 AM

the meadowlands thing is planned to open late 2007 link to press release (http://www.meadowlandsxanadu.com/stellent01/groups/secure/documents/corporate_pressrelease/corp_media_mexa_permit.pdf)

YCBoarder

07-21-2005, 04:39 PM

Those Indoor Snowboarding Places look awesome i wish i could go to one. Is there any near by Georgia?

captainhowdy

07-21-2005, 06:33 PM

i found a site all the way at the bottom under US

http://www.natives.co.uk/places/snowdomes.htm

thedude

07-26-2005, 04:51 AM

i doubtthey will build one in Michigan anywhere, but it never hurts to dream.

and it would be better if they had that website in english. i had no clue what the heck was being said

tylerars24

07-26-2005, 05:31 AM

The Big news that i have heard brewin in here on the east coast. Around Plymouth New Hampshire is Tunny Mountian. They had a big air contest 4th of july last year and had the park open for a good part of the summer. Word is they bought snow makin machines from Japan that can make snow when the temp is under 55.(which it usually is up there thru the end of july) They were supposedly chargin like 20 bills for a hour of ridin to pay off the machines but hey, hittin rails on the east in the summer is like visitin OZ (the one w/munchkins and ****).

yea ive heard bout this too im pretty sure its factual.

they say that they make 4 ft wide runs to rails or w/e u want i guess

booboo

07-26-2005, 06:52 AM

We have one that just opened here in Auckland.

http://www.snowplanet.co.nz

I went up there the other day. I wasn't expecting much but went to teach my brother. It was actually pretty cool. The run is quite short and they only had one "big" jump which was actually quite small. Even I could do it. They had a few rails and what not set up. If you're into that sort of thing then I guess it could be fun.

The good thing is it is so short that if you want to practice one trick you can really get it dialled cos you get so many more runs in and there is nothing else to do.

I wouldn't go up there to just ride unless I was a beginner but if you want to practice tricks it is pretty good. Good in summer time too but it is quite expensive.

ride jersey

07-26-2005, 06:09 PM

riding indoors might be kinda weird though
i live in jersey and real snow indoors?????

Gumby21

07-27-2005, 04:43 PM

I agree with the "something is better than nothing" idea. Where in NJ is Meadowlands? Is it in northern NJ? If so it'll be pretty close to me. I'll have to check it out sometime once it opens.

Moocher_88

07-31-2005, 09:15 PM

Thats pretty fricken awesome that theres gonna be an indoor boarding place, I'd like to come over and check it out sumtime, my family lives over there

Never_Autumn

08-01-2005, 01:01 AM

Bring it to Texas where we have no snowboarding whatsoever. You can do everything you want in Texas, just as long as it doesn't involve snow and mountains.

Aporter

08-06-2005, 10:27 PM

I've ski'd down stairs if that counts, and skim boarded down them too--it didnt turn out so well.

icecoldsnow

08-12-2005, 10:45 PM

We have 3 indoor slopes in England. They have them in Japan too. They are much better than dry slopes but way, way off being on a real mountain

sn0wb0rdr32

08-13-2005, 10:47 PM

is there anyway that itd be like a season/ year pass or sumthin you could buy to make it cheaper? Any other locations you know tryin to be steup (crossin' my fingers for so cal)

snowboardnguy90

08-14-2005, 02:03 AM

... how big can an indoor mountain be? i mean... the average snowboarding mountain is around the height of one of the fortune 500 company buildings in NYC. Not to mention they're a helluva lot wider. However, it can work if it's just like a skate park, but made of snow. And how much are we talking about $$ wise?

andrewhyman

08-17-2005, 12:20 AM

if there was one in washington man i would love it snowboard all year round i would be soo down 2 get in 2 that place

Jetsfan1457

08-17-2005, 04:36 AM

Yeah, I'm about a half hour east of there. I'd pay almost anything to be able to board whenever I pleased. It's also gonna alleviate some crowding at Creek and Camelback.

MasterMan

08-17-2005, 08:25 AM

Alright everyone here is the reality of this situation!!
It will deffinatly be a big hit for rich ******** to make more money and will probally lead to some problems along the way but I think it will be good if these hot baby's start popping up all over the U.S and especially the east coast. The only good thing these will be good for though is making year round terrain parks close by becuase let's face it, the runs aren't gonna be good for cruisers like me. I guess these will give me alota time to practice 360's and **** which I rarely try. Just to let ya'll know I live in Virginia Beach, VA and the closest decent park is 7 hours away.

TheBirdman821

08-17-2005, 03:43 PM

Yea...this indoor snowboarding place is jersey is going to be built in East Rutherford at the Xanadu complex that will be the renovation of the meadowlands. It will have real snow. It basically will be like a giant refrigerator. I've heard that its going to be on the order of more park-based setup. Sorry to the guys that like to cruise. However, i do think that there will be some sort of area that will have a few trails. The area that this complex has is huge. And i also think think that they will definately have some sort of yearly pass because that is a main source of income for these places.

Sidewall

08-17-2005, 08:22 PM

Ok girls, here is the deal with the places in the UK.

Forgive me if I repeat what anyone else has writen as I couldn't be bothered to read all three pages.

We have three (3) indoor slopes in the UK in addition to the thousands of dryslopes and two (2) resorts. There are two (2) companies in on this game: Snowdome and Xscape. Snowdome made the first slope in a small town just outside of Birmingham in the centre of England. This is basically churned up ice to simulate 'snow' on approximately a 300m dog-legged slope. It has 2 rollers in it and is about as steep as a blue run. They have snowboard only nights on Tuesday and Saturday with rails, kickers and music. I have been loads and it is pretty rad, like an icy day in the park basically. There is no need to turn, let alone carve, so this is for low-batty wearing wiggas only.

Here is their site:

http://www.snowdome.co.uk/

The other two (2) slopes are run by a company called Xscape. The slopes are in Milton Kyenes (50 miles north of London) and Leeds (in the North of the country), and these do have 'real' snow. This is, they have an adjustable climate that allows them to defrost old snow and then use snow cannons to replace it. Much better conditions, although it does still get quite icy. Last summer the Milton Kyenes centre had a pipe, so these places are pretty damn versatile. The Xscape centres tend to have kickers made out of snow, rather than dendex (dryslope matting) ramps with snow over. Again Tuesday and Saturday are the nights with rails/kickers etc, however they are 'freestyle' nights, so skiers and (god forbid) snow-bladers are welcome.

Here is there site:

http://www.xscape.co.uk/Default.asp?f=1&

Hope this helps.

board4life1021

05-19-2006, 10:04 AM

Anyone one hear any updates about the resorts at all? I heard the one in New Jersey might be canceled. But the one in Buffalo is supposed to go through.

Corkscrewed

05-20-2006, 07:40 PM

Are you serious? I've been tryin to plan a trip to Japan just to go to the Tokyo Ski Dome. Yeah there are other places to ride in Japan, but i just want to experience riding fresh pow, chairlifts, and the park.....inside! If you have ANY info on an indoor spot in the states, PLEASE let me know!

board4life1021

05-20-2006, 07:45 PM

Yea there are definitly talks about the ski domes here in the states. But i definitly know it wont finish this, itll probably take 2 or 3 more years. I was just wondering if anyone else heard any updates.

IceCoastChick

05-20-2006, 11:41 PM

Just curious, buffalo new york? If so..why? Buffalo gets all of the snow from the great lakes..seems like a waste of a snow dome to put it where there is snow. I saw pictures online of them digging the hole for the jersey place..hopefully that all works out.

board4life1021

05-20-2006, 11:59 PM

I think the one in Buffalo is more like a sports mall. Its not mainly focused on snowboarding/skiing. Its like one of those in the UK where they have like shops and restuarants, and ice skating rinks inside.

phrenic345

05-24-2006, 06:37 PM

There's a virtual slope in LA, check it out:

http://virtualsnowla.com/

railrat

05-25-2006, 03:01 AM

There's a virtual slope in LA, check it out:

http://virtualsnowla.com/

anyone been there? is it strictly a place with those oversized treadmill looking things?

kelly

05-25-2006, 03:35 AM

I think it's just the treadmill things and other similar equipment.

I read somewhere that the one in jersey is called xanadu.. hehehehe

Corkscrewed

05-25-2006, 06:22 AM

I think it's just the treadmill things and other similar equipment.

I read somewhere that the one in jersey is called xanadu.. hehehehe

Yeah...i'm definately curious....it looks interesting to say the least...something to occupy my summer.

Here's a list of summertime goodness. Just make sure to bring your board.

http://www.natives.co.uk/places/snowdomes.htm

Matt Carl

06-09-2006, 01:42 AM

That would be awsome if they did build a indoor ski resort in New jersey. I hope they don`t cancel the building of one in New Jersey Cause I live in Jersey and IT WOULD ROCK!!

FearMe

06-14-2006, 03:09 AM

What the hell why bother putting in a snow dome in Buffalo. That city has the worst economy ever and a thriving gangsta population. With Holiday Valley, Bristol, Kissing Bridge, and Holimont all with a half hour 45 minutes why bother. Let alone when the storm fronts that are slightly warm come from canada across the lakes over Buffalo and dump on Colden and Ellicottville those places rock like no other.

Having lived there for 9 years I wouldn't waste my time going to the snow dome except maybe in the summer if they had a park or pipe. But HV has the monopoly on ski clubs for the greater buffalo area which is what pays the bills for any of the ski resorts.

Grill

06-14-2006, 04:14 AM

snowboarding_bear

06-14-2006, 04:16 AM

pshhh no not jersey or buffalo or anywhere....how about florida? haha

phrenic345

06-18-2006, 03:05 AM

This is the most recent article I could find on the NJ snowdome

http://www.realestatejournal.com/propertyreport/retail/20060317-chittum.html

Matt Carl

07-02-2006, 10:42 PM

The snowdome in NJ is due to open in 2007.

joeydollaz

07-16-2006, 07:23 PM

I think it's just the treadmill things and other similar equipment.

I read somewhere that the one in jersey is called xanadu.. hehehehe

xanadu is going to be built near the meadow lands arena but i dindt hear anything about having indoor skiing. anyways the building has not even begun on that project.

if you guys want indoor skiing head to dubai

http://www.snopes.com/photos/architecture/indoorski.asp

Dirtyjerseyboarder

07-23-2006, 02:22 PM

I dont know how anyone can complain about snowboaring in the summer. I would settle for the hill up the street if i could ride in the summer. And Honestly I dont think u have any idea how much it costs to go down south. No one uder the age of 25 has the kind of money to be doin that and i dont think anyone on this sites rents are as crazy about riding as they are.

pnsboarder

07-25-2006, 05:24 AM

I don't think any of you even realize how boring snowdomes are. The runs are short, the park section (if they have one) sucks, they're expensive and overcrowded. I'd rather save my money for a trip to South America or New Zealand.

they are probably the same as where i snowboard at...the hills are icy and are seriously good sled riding material...some are steep but the icy part helped me alot when i got into real snow

railrat

07-25-2006, 08:14 AM

i dont think anyone on this sites rents are as crazy about riding as they are.

my rents aren't as crazy about riding as i am... they are retired and like to play scrabble :-p

audioboxx

08-14-2006, 06:52 PM

Any one here of this new mall they are building in the meadowlands NJ??? New Jersey

It is supposed to have a "indoor ski area”?? Wonder if it is going to have a park in it. Sounds small but interesting. All year snowboarding!!!

:bounce:

FearMe

08-14-2006, 08:39 PM

Search button is a great feature. There's a few topics about this thing. Really it sounds craptastic and will probably tank after a few years.

gerard

08-14-2006, 09:54 PM

Yeah its been going on for years. I will believe it when I see it. Hopefully it doesn't fail though.

Devg76

08-15-2006, 02:36 AM

Yeah its been going on for years. I will believe it when I see it. Hopefully it doesn't fail though.

IT better not fall through. Assuming it does not...I bet it has more snow and a deeper base than creek in the winter LOL

DPancoast

08-15-2006, 03:37 PM

*sigh* I wish they would build a wave simulator......like an artificial park/break......but I'll live with this for now

Fae

08-15-2006, 03:44 PM

Devg76

08-15-2006, 06:26 PM

Doesnt a park in PA have a wave simulator....Dorney or something...could have sworn I looked at it online.

The beach...well where were you Fae when we all went?!?!?!?! ":P

Fae

08-15-2006, 06:28 PM

I was on a beach in Long Island instead.

FearMe

08-15-2006, 10:47 PM

I don't know....I kinda get the feeling that this place is going to be like Mtn. Creek, but smaller and more crowded. I guess it would be nice during the summer for a quick fix, but I think I'd rather go to the beach.

You seen what some of those places look like in England? Insanely crowded and they charge by the hour.

gerard

08-16-2006, 04:02 PM

Well, if it sucks, no loss to me.

allieninja

08-19-2006, 07:42 PM

That's kickass. If there is no ice, I'd much rather go there than to creek. Closer, and it won't be as much like smacking into a brick wall when I bust my ass haha.

nikki b 007

08-19-2006, 09:02 PM

I was on a beach in Long Island instead.

i live on long island....lol ok sorry random

indoor snowboarding. what is not to love about that?? summer fixes

gerard

08-20-2006, 05:18 AM

That's kickass. If there is no ice, I'd much rather go there than to creek. Closer, and it won't be as much like smacking into a brick wall when I bust my ass haha.

yeah but this will be open during the summer too. How can you beat that?

snwbrdrjeff

08-22-2006, 01:39 AM

With the amount of electricity it will take to keep it <32 degrees the admission might not really be worth it.

Would you pay $40-50 bucks?

blgdesign

08-23-2006, 04:03 PM

I have been reading about this for about a year. If anything its worth trying and if not to bad and allows for summer boarding (which from what i read it will) it should be a nice alternative for the summer!

Ride4Square

08-28-2006, 04:25 AM

More info http://www.aboutnewjersey.com/Regions/Gateway/Bergen/EastRutherford/xanadu.php

Ride4Square

08-28-2006, 04:28 AM

What I like about Xanadu: Indoor Snowboarding is that it gives you a place to ride in the summer. And it also might draw away some of the crowds from Mountain Creek and other ski areas. What I don't like about it is that it might get really crowded lol.

parkcityxj

08-28-2006, 04:57 AM

A bro of mine lived in Dubai for a few years, where supposedly the best indoor ski dome in the world is. He's a ripping skier and basically said it was the biggest waste of money he'd ever seen. Crappy snow, long ass lines, really expensive and you're over it after a few runs. He said kids would line up 40 deep to hit the rails they had there.

On a side note there is a "making of the Dubai Ski Dome" on Discovery channel that airs every once in while, which is really cool. It's incredibly tech and insane amounts of money to make.

I hardly see something like that surviving. Even here in UT, Snowbird was open until the end of april and they still had tons of snow. I went a few times in April including the last weekend and it was DEAD! Like maybe five people at the bottom of the lift when you rolled up. Basically once spring rolls around people are in their summer sports mode; skating, boating, biking, camping, etc..

joeydollaz

09-12-2006, 03:36 PM

teh most famous one is in dubai. the xanadu project is still quite a ways off i think and i wouldnt expect the indoor skiing to make it to the final design.

audioboxx

09-12-2006, 04:06 PM

teh most famous one is in dubai. the xanadu project is still quite a ways off i think and i wouldnt expect the indoor skiing to make it to the final design.

i don't think it will make it either. when they orginal proposed this huge "sports center" it was suppoesed to have all this cool recreational stuff and that is part of the reason it was apporoved in the first place. now they have cut out all kinds of stuff and it is turning into just another mall. figures! :(

dirtyjerz

09-14-2006, 11:09 PM

anymore info on that new hampshire mtn that has summer riding?

Corkscrewed

09-18-2006, 12:10 AM

*sigh* I wish they would build a wave simulator......like an artificial park/break

i'm with you that! i was all for the fake snow in the summer thing until i started reading up on it, and watching videos and stuff. i'll pass. i think i'd rather fake surf than fake ride for sure! ohh..someone said something about a park in PA that has a simulator. WHERE the f**k is that? i could've been there all summer. but at least i'll know next summer.

infinityjinxxx

09-18-2006, 05:04 AM

hey all, too lazy to read this entire thread but my dad works in engineering and got some info that this project is most likely going to be abandoned.

VERY SAD. i have known about it for years and have been ANTICIPATING it for years - woulda been ****in wicked.

what also sucks is that i lived in madrid while they were building the one there, but i moved back home just before they finished it.

one day, maybe...

joeydollaz

10-08-2006, 12:06 AM

Eckstream1

10-17-2006, 09:45 PM

Been to 2 indoor parks... 1st one in Japan and the 2nd in Dubai... Not too impressed by them except the fact that I could snowboard in the middle of the arabian desert while it was 120 degrees outside!!!

Corkscrewed

10-18-2006, 07:26 PM

i know a girl from Jersey, and she said she was at some "big indoor snoboarding thingy" this weekend. is she bullsh!tting me or have they finished building the snowdome? jersey people, let me know!

snowboardnguy90

10-18-2006, 07:34 PM

definitely not. it was only started a few years ago, and these things take a WHILE to make. maybe she went to some smaller place or something...?

JTmfer

10-18-2006, 08:10 PM

I'm def not reading through this whole thing, but I looked into this stuff a lot when I was overseas and had nothing better to do last year. There's a lot of indoor resorts in asia and europe, but none yet in the US. One was attempted in Anaheim and it fell through. One was proposed for NJ in or around the Netherlands, but that fell through as well. I think they're trying to revamp it, but it's not looking good.

It sounds cool, but here's some problems with it. If you build it in NJ, it may be cool at first, but what happens in the winter? And can you provide enough variety to keep the experienced boarders and skiers entertained? You'd have to build it somewhere that doesn't really get much snow to actually attract people (like India did), but where? Is it worth trying to make one down south or did all those floridians and stuff move there cause they don't like the cold/snow?