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VOLUME 38 • NUMBER 16 • MARCH 12, 2020
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BY STEFAN KRUSZE
The 14 season of the “Rail Yard” at Ruby Hill Park, in conjunction with Winter Park, got off to a late start for 2020. With mild temperatures in January, snow making, both natural and man-made, was delayed until February when the winter season finally hit Colorado’s Metropolitan area. With the help of volunteers, Mother Nature and snowmaking equipment, this years “urban” skiing and snowboarding terrain at Ruby Hill offered up 10 rails and boxes for riders and skiers of all levels to learn skills or hone their tricks. The park attracts visitors from out of state and skiers and riders from throughout the metropolitan, suburban and multi-county areas. In what is a unique and possibly the only urban winter sports offering in any metropolitan setting in the US, along with Colorado’s predictably unpredictable weather, Ruby Hill Park’s Rail Yard can offer up winter, springtime skiing and riding all on the same day. Metro area parks also th
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include other diversions, so that on the same day, it is possible for one to catch a few runs at the Rail Yard, catch a skateboard ride at William McKinley Park or Skate Park in Greenwood Village, and then take in a round of golf at several local courses. Students or working professionals can get in rides, runs and rounds, all without getting stuck in I-70 traffic for hours. So, even as the skiing and snowboarding season appears to be winding down, there’s still plenty of entertainment to be had at Ruby Ridge Rail Yard and many surrounding recreational venues. Photo by Stefan Krusze
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