Roaring Fork Valley Tennis

PUBLIC INDOOR TENNIS PROPOSED AT SNOWMASS VILLAGE REC CENTER!more»

Please write letters of support to Snowmass Village Sun

UPDATE: SEPT 7, 2011

By a 4-1 Vote Snowmass Village Town Council approved moving forward on our request to enclose the public courts at the Snowmass Rec Center!

We still need to complete a special review process, so we are not finished yet.  That process can be completed this Fall, and we will need your support. Please check this site and look for emails about our next (and hopefully final) public meeting.

If you can volunteer for even a few hours, please email us at ace-it@rfvtennis.org. --thanks!

UPDATE: SEPT 1, 2011

Town Council Meeting Sept 6, at 6pm in the Snowmass Village Town Hall

UPDATE: AUGUST, 2011

For the last three years, ACE-IT has been working to create a seasonal indoor tennis facility with quality programs and affordable rates that is publicly accessible to both locals and guests. Currently no such facility exists in this valley.

Until recently, most of our effort has focused in Aspen. We now have a new option that has the potential to move much quicker and offers advantages that previously explored sites do not. Our new option is the Snowmass Village Recreation Center.

Snowmass has four new public hard courts as part of their recreation complex. The Recreation Department is very receptive to working with ACE-IT to seasonally enclose those courts. The center includes the most complete public workout facility in the valley, a pool, gym and locker rooms. An indoor RFTA bus stop is at the site, as is ample parking. The Snowmass Recreation Department will operate the facility with input from an ACE-IT advisory committee. This would be the only facility in this valley where affordable tennis is completely accessible to the public in the winter.

A public facility is needed for everyone: The Aspen High School boys team has a record 43 participants this season giving tennis one of the highest participation rates of any sports. Adult leagues continue to grow. But while interest expands, opportunities to play in the winter are dwindling in this valley. Tennis courts are being replaced by condominiums. Clubs that used to welcome non members no longer do, or allow very limited access at increasingly high rates. For many locals and guests, there is no place to play tennis in the winter. With a public facility, members from all local clubs can play together with non members-- expanding opportunities and building community.

ACE-IT will meet with Snowmass City Council Tuesday, September 6th- the day after Labor Day beginning about 6:00 at Snowmass Town Hall behind the gas station. If you support public indoor tennis, this is a meeting you must attend.

If we are successful in getting a permit, ACE-IT must raise all funds needed to purchase the bubble. Approximately $275K is needed to seasonally enclose two courts and $550K is needed to enclose four. Since foundations are already in place, the bubble can be put up any time of year, so our time frame depends on how quickly the money can be raised.

We hope you will attend the September 6^th meeting, and consider contributing to public indoor tennis.

For more information please email us at ace-it@rfvtennis.org

Sign ACE-IT's group letter of support.

• Public accessibility, affordable prices and programs to meet the needs of both recreational and high level competitive players of all ages are a priority.
• All funds for the structure, approximately $550,000, must be privately raised. Operations will then be turned over to the town with ACE-It playing an advisory role.