Ruby Hill Rail Yard in Denver Opens

Winter Park Resort, Denver Parks and Recreation and Christy Sports Team Up To Bring Winter Sports To City Of Denver Free Of Charge


Denver, CO - Winter Park Resort announces the earliest recorded opening day of Ruby Hill Rail Yard, Thursday, January 7, 2010 at 12 p.m. Ruby Hill Rail Yard is a free urban terrain park for skiers and snowboarders, located at the intersection of Platte River Drive and Jewell Avenue in Denver.
“With Ruby Hill we’re able to bring the mountains to the metro area, to the backyards of city dwellers that may not otherwise have the chance to experience rails on a regular basis,” said Bob Holme, terrain park and youth marketing manager at Winter Park Resort. “Plus, this is a great way to give back to a community that has supported Winter Park Resort for the past 70 years.”

This is the earliest opening for Ruby Hill since its inception in 2006. The rail yard will be open through the end of February, weather permitting. To prepare the park, snowmaking equipment has pumped more than an acre of snow and a snowcat, on loan from Winter Park Resort, is putting the final grooming touches on the terrain park.
Ruby Hill is a result of the partnership between Denver Parks and Recreation, Christy Sports and Winter Park Resort. Winter Park provides the rails, terrain park design and staff; Chirsty Sports provides free rental equipment; and Denver Parks and Recreation provides youth programs. Thirty volunteers and private donations also help make the terrain park possible.