Giants Ridge Accessibility Overview
TERRAIN
- Sidewalks and Pathways: Surfaces include concrete, hard-packed dirt, and bituminous pavement.
- Public Areas: All primary guest buildings (both Chalets and Golf Clubhouses) are ADA accessible. Operational buildings (Race Timing and mountain operations) are not guest-accessible and are not ADA compliant. The Sprung Building is ADA accessible, but its parking lot is not yet paved; upgrades are planned for the future.
- Doors:
- Main Chalet and South Chalet: Equipped with automated handicap door openers.
- Pool Haus: Main entrance will feature an automated opener.
- Other buildings: No automated doors currently.
- Parking: All accessible parking areas are on bituminous (asphalt) surfaces:
- Main Chalet: 4 spaces (≈40 m to ticketing entrance)
- South Chalet: 2 spaces (≈35 m to entrance)
- Wacootah: 2 spaces (≈60 m to entrance)
- The Lodge / Legend Golf Course: 4 shared spaces (≈15 m to the lodge, ≈50 m to golf pro shop)
- Pool Haus: 2 spaces (≈12 m to entrance)
- Note: Maintenance buildings do not have accessible parking. In winter, 2 temporary spaces near ski maintenance are designated for alpine race spectators; the race venue itself is not ADA accessible.
- Flooring: Interior flooring is a mix of industrial carpet and tile.
ACTIVITIES
- Giants Ridge partners with Northland Adaptive to support alpine skiing accommodations.
- Pool Haus:
- Includes an ADA-compliant lift chair for pool access.
- One sauna is fully ADA accessible.
- Golf Courses: Each course has a single-rider ADA golf cart available for individuals with mobility limitations.
BATHROOMS
- All bathrooms feature grab bars and comply with ADA standards at the time of construction.
- In multi-stall restrooms, at least one stall is ADA compliant—except at the South Chalet, where the main restrooms do not meet current ADA stall size, but two single-use restrooms do.
- Stall widths vary but are all at least 60 inches wide.
ADA Bathroom/Stall Counts by Building:
- Main Chalet: 14 stalls
- Pool Haus: 4 stalls
- Legend: 3 stalls
- Wacootah: 2 stalls
- Golf Outhouses: 4 stalls
- Quarry Maintenance: 2 stalls
- Ski Maintenance: 3 stalls
- South Chalet: 2 single-use restrooms
- Sprung Building: 2 stalls
DINING
- All dining venues are wheelchair accessible.
- Gluten-free, vegetarian, and vegan options are available at:
- Wacootah Grille
- The Burnt Onion Kitchen & Brews
- Bunkers Grill
- Staff are flexible with allergy accommodations.