A ski-resort isn't something you'd think would fit well in Metro Atlanta -- after all, Atlanta only gets one or two inches of snow a year.
But one developer wants to build the world's largest indoor ski resort on Georgia 400 in Dawson County, along Lake Lanier.
People are just finding out about the project, even though the project has been on the drawing boards for several years.
Right now, Dawson County is known for the North Georgia Premium Outlet Mall, but if developer Steve Winters has his way, Dawson County will soon be known for snow -- 6,000 tons of it.
"It's not just about snow, it's not just about entertainment, it's really a life experience," Winters said.
Mount Pegasus is an estimated $1 billion ski dome.
"It'll be a million square foot indoor ski dome with five runs. For the snowboarders, we'll have two quarter-pipes, a half-pipe, and a super pipe; a mogul field. We'll have the world's only indoor snowmobile track -- we'll have a one mile Formula One snowmobile track," said Winters. "Two ice rinks -- one of them will be to NHL specs."
Add to that, four hotels, 30 restaurants and 800,000 square feet of shops and homes. It would sit off Georgia 400 and Highway 53, along Lake Lanier. It would be as large as two Six Flags Over Georgia parks placed side by side.
"Beautiful piece of property, with a beautiful view of the mountains," said Winters. "It has Lake Lanier, and we have something that can grow in the future."
Winters has been working on the project for seven years. He has foreign investors on board and predicts $100 million in revenue each year. Plus he said that the project will generate 2,000 jobs.
He has shown the plans for Mount Pegasus to the Dawson County Development Authority, and the members are looking at the project seriously. But as the chairman put it, "We need to look at how we can grow."
