Summary of the Project
This project embodies our past, serves our present, and builds our future!
Problem: The existing multi-use event building at Ski-Hi Park is an aging facility that has structural safety issues
and has out-lived its life expectancy. It is on the verge of being condemned. The attached indoor
swimming pool with a common wall has not been utilized for a number of years because of structural
concerns and unusable condition of the pool liner.
Solution: Demolish the current multi-use event building and the swimming pool building, and build a new, state of the art, multi-use event and conference center to serve the entire San Luis Valley regional community.
Process: Citizen-led project in partnership with the City of Monte Vista.
Mission: Friends of Ski-Hi Park are working to forward the vision of the Ski-Hi Park Master Plan. This regional use complex is very important to the entire San Luis Valley area. It enriches people’s educational and cultural
lives, and provides recreational and social opportunities for all San Luis Valley citizens.
Partners: Friends of Ski-Hi Park, the City of Monte Vista, the Monte Vista Chamber of Commerce, SLV Stampede
Committee, the Monte Vista Crane Festival Committee, the San Luis Valley Fair Board, Colorado Potato
Administrative Committee. More to be added as the project moves forward.
Complex Owner: City of Monte Vista
Rio Grande County has a long-term lease on approximately two acres, m/l, where structures called “The McMullen Building” and “Multi-Use Pavilion” are located.
Type of Project: Capital Improvement/New Construction for vibrant regional community capacity enhancement
Phase: Phase Three of the 2006-2007 Master Plan for Ski-Hi Park Complex
Tax Credits: Qualifies for Enterprise Zone Tax Credits for donors (donors should consult with their individual tax accountants)
Purposes: Educational, social, cultural, recreational, public safety
Size: Event Center 31,717+ sq.ft.
West Restrooms 2,532+ sq.ft.
Conference Center 16,723+ sq.ft. (Large room 460+ capacity)
(4 smaller rooms 311+ total capacity)
Storage 3,724+ sq.ft.
Ticket Booth 600+ sq.ft.
Food truck shade pavilion 1,350+ sq.ft.
Cost: $8,641,800 Per sq.ft.: $153/sq. ft. average includes a 5 percent contingency of construction costs. If the project is delayed one year, cost will likely escalate and a 15-20 percent contingency would be more realistic.
Life Expectancy: 100+ years with proper maintenance
and has out-lived its life expectancy. It is on the verge of being condemned. The attached indoor
swimming pool with a common wall has not been utilized for a number of years because of structural
concerns and unusable condition of the pool liner.
Solution: Demolish the current multi-use event building and the swimming pool building, and build a new, state of the art, multi-use event and conference center to serve the entire San Luis Valley regional community.
Process: Citizen-led project in partnership with the City of Monte Vista.
Mission: Friends of Ski-Hi Park are working to forward the vision of the Ski-Hi Park Master Plan. This regional use complex is very important to the entire San Luis Valley area. It enriches people’s educational and cultural
lives, and provides recreational and social opportunities for all San Luis Valley citizens.
Partners: Friends of Ski-Hi Park, the City of Monte Vista, the Monte Vista Chamber of Commerce, SLV Stampede
Committee, the Monte Vista Crane Festival Committee, the San Luis Valley Fair Board, Colorado Potato
Administrative Committee. More to be added as the project moves forward.
Complex Owner: City of Monte Vista
Rio Grande County has a long-term lease on approximately two acres, m/l, where structures called “The McMullen Building” and “Multi-Use Pavilion” are located.
Type of Project: Capital Improvement/New Construction for vibrant regional community capacity enhancement
Phase: Phase Three of the 2006-2007 Master Plan for Ski-Hi Park Complex
Tax Credits: Qualifies for Enterprise Zone Tax Credits for donors (donors should consult with their individual tax accountants)
Purposes: Educational, social, cultural, recreational, public safety
- Educational: Farm safety program for youth, continuing education for agricultural industry, trade shows
- Recreation: Youth and adult recreation (basketball, volleyball, roller skating, pickle ball, dodge ball, etc.)
- Cultural: Stampede, quinceaneras, festivals such as annual Monte Vista Crane Festival
- Social: Dances, concerts, celebrations such as weddings, anniversaries
- San Luis Valley Designated Emergency Shelter
- San Luis Valley Designated Mass Casualty Center
- Commodity Distribution Point
Size: Event Center 31,717+ sq.ft.
West Restrooms 2,532+ sq.ft.
Conference Center 16,723+ sq.ft. (Large room 460+ capacity)
(4 smaller rooms 311+ total capacity)
Storage 3,724+ sq.ft.
Ticket Booth 600+ sq.ft.
Food truck shade pavilion 1,350+ sq.ft.
Cost: $8,641,800 Per sq.ft.: $153/sq. ft. average includes a 5 percent contingency of construction costs. If the project is delayed one year, cost will likely escalate and a 15-20 percent contingency would be more realistic.
Life Expectancy: 100+ years with proper maintenance
For more details, check out these pages: Current Plans - Project Underway! -Overview of the Project - Design Process - Design Requirements - Documents