Park City » The athletes have been coming through for workouts for nearly two months now, so they already know all about the benefits they can enjoy at the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association’s new Center of Excellence training home.
Now, everybody else has an idea, too.
Lt. Gov. Gary Herbert and other dignitaries joined Park City’s Ted Ligety — gold medalist at the 2006 Turin Olympics — in officially dedicating the $22.5 million center at a ceremony Friday before ski officials led tours for the public. Situated triumphantly on a gentle slope at Quinn’s Junction, the center is a far cry from the warehouses and strip malls that used to hold the various departments of the federation.
“It’s definitely an upgrade, in every area,” skier Erik Fisher said.
Loaded with every training amenity you could imagine — from rows of treadmills and weights to a skateboarding bowl and trampoline for the snowboarders and aerialists — the 85,000-square-foot facility combines a state-of-the-art sports medicine department with …Â Details