Atlanta attractions - things to do in Atlanta - Snow Mountain
Here in Atlanta, there's rarely a winter where we have snow. So for a break, we decided to hit Snow Mountain, a 'snow park'. The prices? Unpleasantly high. The attractions? Heh... not all that much, all things considered... but it was fun anyway.
The 'snow' they've got is more like ice pellets, about an eighth of an inch in diameter. It packs pretty well, and isn't terribly hard to walk on. There's not all that much to do there - about an acre or two of flattish space for folks to build snowmen and snow forts, and a long tubing hill. Plus the obligatory, overpriced foods and beverages....
The flat space - well, the little guy built a pretty decent snow fort, with my lovely bride and I feeding him formed 'bricks'. The tubing hill was a long wait... but not a long uphill slog, there was a motorized walkway that got us up the hill. But it still took a while - the line was quite long for a short ride down the hill.
But it was worth it! LOL! I haven't been tubing for (counts quickly on fingers, looks embarrasedly at the total...) about 35 years, since wrapping myself around a tree one time, but it was JUST as much fun as I remembered, and while the others did it only two and three times, I waited through the line five times. Guess I'm just a thrill-seeker at heart!
The food? Nothing special - just expensive. They've got s'mores pits - and they worked well enough, though $5 for a little envelope with four marshmallows, 4 graham crackers, and a segment of a Hershey bar (and a roasting stick) is ridiculous.
Once was enough, I'm afraid. Oh, I'd love to do the tubing again if it weren't so busy, but not enough to spend the time and money for it. But if you'd never been in snow? It's worth it.
J.