Play It Forward at WoodWind Park
Dunn County spot offers opportunities for outdoor winter fun
This winter, get outside and play at Dunn County’s new recreational space, WoodWind Park.
Formerly Deepwood Ski & Golf, this newly envisioned park offers potential for tubing, skiing, snowboarding, hiking, and biking, as well as event venue space for weddings, formal events, showers, concerts, and reunions.
Owners Paul and Meagan Frank know what it means to play. Both are former athletes, and Paul Frank now coaches hockey at UW-Stout while Meagan Frank coaches soccer at UW-Stout. “This is the chance for us to get to the part that we enjoyed the most as athletes and as coaches: to just play,” Meagan Frank said, “and to get groups of people to come do that.”
“This is the chance for us to get to the part that we enjoyed the most as athletes and as coaches: to just play.”
The timing couldn’t have been better. With the pandemic, many families are looking for any opportunity to get outside. This winter, WoodWind Park offers snow tubing, cross country skiing trails, and snowboarding opportunities. Eventually, they’ll offer downhill skiing (with three tow ropes and multiple runs), snowboarding terrains, and mountain biking trails. They hope to bring the Colorado ski experience to Wisconsin by adding 200-step incline stairs to mimic their hometown, Colorado’s elevation.
They aim to have a fully completed park in five to seven years, with various parts of the park opening and expanding in phases. “Our ideas have changed probably ten times,” Paul Frank said. “We’re like, “Oh, we never thought about that.”
WoodWind Park’s mantra is to “Play It Forward.” Once the Franks get the park up and running, they hope to split portions of their proceeds to support local nonprofits and community organizations.
WoodWind also has the potential to be a wedding, concert, and event venue; the couple have already booked their first wedding next fall.
Check out their website at woodwindpark.com and Facebook page at www.facebook.com/WoodWindPark to get the latest on when you can hit the slopes.
