Update: Fairfax County receives formal proposal for indoor ski resort

According to a report issued by the Fairfax County Sports Tourism Task Force, Fairfax County is in the running to become home to the first indoor ski resort in North America. The report, which was initially covered by the Washington Business Journal, states that the project would be undertaken by Snow World USA, an affiliate of Netherlands based SnowWorld. The Task Force’s report argues that should Fairfax become home to the resort, international media coverage of the facility’s construction and opening would parallel that of a similar facility built in Dubai.

The report states that the proposed site of the facility would, “utilize the elevation of the county-owned landfill in Lorton and land in the Occoquan Regional Park, adjacent to the Workhouse Arts Center,” and would include a 100 room hotel and at least one restaurant. After listing what it sees as numerous benefits from the resort’s construction, the Task Force concludes its report by recommending, “county staff develop an aggressive timeline for reviewing this opportunity so it does not go elsewhere.”