Air Force going to have a Ski Area – Only Hill AFB could and should pull this one off!

The majority if not every Air Force Base has an MWR program. Morale, Welfare & Recreation programs although the Air Force calls them Airman & Family Readiness Centers. The program serves a great function; it gives members of the military the opportunity to experience all sorts of recreation. Another major feature is helps returning servicemen the opportunity to burn off and learn how to control adrenalin. After spending a year or more in a battlefield I would suspect you become quite addicted to adrenalin. Outdoor recreation is one big component of the MWR program.

I’ve done a lot of work with several different military MWR programs and gotten to know a lot of the civilians who run them. One of my favorites is the crew at Hill Air Force Base north of Salt Lake City, Utah. A great group of people run the Outdoor Recreation Program who understand and take outdoor recreation in ever different direction, all good directions. Well now it seems they might have found another direction, and a good one.

The air force owns land near Park City, Utah which they intend to lease for a Ski Resort. See Air Force plans to lease land for ski resort. Congrats and good luck to the Hill AFB MWR program.