Pikes Peak Region Trail Finder

By JANICE KURBJUN, SUMMIT DAILY NEWS

In its second year of operation, the Frisco Adventure Park doubled its December visitation, a feat Frisco recreation director Diane McBride said is due to promotional efforts, the weather in December and the growing popularity of the peninsula's offerings.

Total participants in December 2011 numbered more than 10,000, compared to 5,300 recorded in December 2010. However, in 2011, the tubing park was open for the full month (it opened to the public on Nov. 24 this season), compared to its Dec. 11 opening day in 2010.

Still, visitation for the Dec. 11-31 timeframe was 9,270 this season, compared to 5,384 last season.

“It's right in line with our goals,” McBride said. “We wanted to maximize the volume we have out there; the people utilizing the hill.”

The largest day so far this season was Friday, Dec. 30, when 1,134 participants clambered onto the tubing hill throughout the day. That met 95 percent of the facility's capacity, which is 1,200 for the holiday week. By comparison, McBride said Keystone Resort's maximum capacity is 650 people per day during the holiday week.

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Photo by Mark Fox, Summit Daily