No Snow Blow
Stone Mountain Park shut down its snow-making equipment Wednesday, following an avalanche of criticism over plans to use more than a million gallons of water to transform the Memorial Lawn into a winter sledding attraction amid a historic drought. Labels: controversial, local news, weather
Park spokeswoman Christine Parker released a statement Wednesday morning saying the park, in conjunction with the Stone Mountain Memorial Association and DeKalb County, "has made the decision to cease snow making for its new winter attraction, Coca-Cola Snow Mountain, effective at 10 a.m."
"While the park is considered a commercial entity and had all required approvals to develop and open this attraction, we understand the concerns of our local citizens," the statement said. "We will explore all options for how we can continue to bring this snow park to Atlantans."
The move comes after The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported that the park had started making snow Tuesday for the "Coca-Cola Snow Mountain" attraction.
The plan has been to create a 400-foot-long slope of ice and snow that could be used as a sledding and play area. The attraction had been scheduled to open on Nov. 10, prior to the controversy over the water usage involved.
Dozens of readers at ajc.com excoriated the park and Coca-Cola for moving forward with the project at a time when Georgia residents are being asked to stop watering lawns and shrubs, and even to shorten their showers.
Coca-Cola spokeswoman Susan Stribling said Wednesday the company did not demand that Stone Mountain stop making snow, but she said the company endorses the decision.
"We are pleased that Stone Mountain has taken quick action and we support their efforts to address this situation," Stribling said.
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