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Snow in July: Ski resort to open in Texas

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Soon snow will be in North Texas all year round.

The Grand Alps is a $215 million project that will include a 350,000-square-foot ski facility and a full service Hard Rock Hotel.

The new facility will be located on Belt Line Road.

According to The Grand Alps’ website, the facility, at 1,220 feet long, 570 feet wide and under 300 feet tall, will feature the longest indoor ski run in the world.

There will be seven different ski runs for beginner, intermediate and expert skiers and an Olympic half pipe and snowboarding course for snowboarders.

For those who do not wish to ski or snowboard, the facility will also house an indoor snow play area, snow tubing, tobogganing, a luge track, an ice climbing wall and a winter wonderland play area.

The hotel will have 300 rooms, meeting rooms, a conference center, two restaurants serving breakfast, lunch and dinner, a rooftop pool and a full service spa and wellness center.

With specialty shops and eateries, guests will not have to venture outside of the resort for ski apparel, coffee or even a movie.

According to The Grand Alps website, the resort expects 1.3 million visitors annually.

Development for the resort will begin in early 2015. The Grand Alps is set to open in early 2018.

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