2. Overview
• Facility is expected to include:
• Yoga & Pilates studio
• Basketball, Volleyball,
Squash & Tennis courts
• Soccer fields
• Indoor batting cages
• Ice hockey rink
• Fitness center
• Gymnastics center
• Women’s center
• Physical therapy & rehab
• Kids care & play area
• Dining Options:
• All star café
• Juice bar
3. Future Home Of
• Okanagan Sports Academy
www.okanaganhockey.com/
academy/
• Aspen HPX
(High Performance Institute)
www.aspenhpx.com
4. Growth of
mid-valley
2.3%
2.6%
3.7%
0.0%
1.0%
2.0%
3.0%
4.0%
Carbondale Basalt United States
UnemploymentRate
• Future job growth in Basalt over the next 10 years is predicted to be
48.5% and 40.5% in Carbondale, which are both higher than the US
average of 33.5%
Sources: https://www.bestplaces.net/economy/city/colorado/basalt https://www.bestplaces.net/economy/city/colorado/carbondale
5. Need for new
facilities
• Crown Mountain Park in El Jebel - expanding bike
park (March 2020)
Sources: https://www.postindependent.com/news/local/crown-mountain-park-in-el-jebel-scores-168000-grant-to-expand-bike-park/
• “With swelling populations in Carbondale,
Basalt and points in between plus
thousands more commuters driving by on
weekdays, the market is barely tapped”
- Aspen Times (February 2020)
https://www.aspentimes.com/news/health-and-fitness-industry-booming-in-basalt/
6. Next Steps
• After approval of land development
• We will develop a timeline of steps and a list of
processes that must be completed before the
sports complex opens to the public
• The project plan will include:
• Site preparation
• Zoning and permits
• Construction
• Selecting vendors
• Brand development
• Pre-opening marketing and staff training
• Registration software and bookkeeping
systems
• Operations systems
• Safety and risk management
7. The Economic
Impact of Youth
Sports
• Youth sports in the U.S. tops professional
sports leagues like the NFL with more
than a $17 billion market value
Source: https://businessjournalism.org/2018/12/business-of-youth-sports/
• A study published by Utah State Univ. in 2014
found that many American households spend as
much as 10.5% of their gross income annually
~$20,000+ on personal trainers, travel costs and
private teams for their children
• Youth complexes have become
part of the sports ecosystem by
putting heads in beds, filling up
restaurants and delivering
economic impact
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/12/sports/youth-sports-costs.html?auth=link-dismiss-google1tap
8. Benefit to
Mid-Valley
• We have mid-valley kids that are
being left behind – having to travel
to Aspen over 20 miles away
TOWN/CITY
DISTANCE
FROM EL JEBEL (MILES)
Snowmass 7.8
Carbondale 8.7
Woody Creek 14.9
Glenwood Springs 19.1
Snowmass Village 20.5
Aspen 22.3
New Castle 31.5
Eagle 50.5
Mid-valley Sportsplex
