USSA CENTER OF EXCELLENCE

The new USSA Center of Excellence is ready for athletes!

Banners of champion athletes hand in the lobby of the USSA's Center of Excellence in Park City, Utah.

Interior and exterior views of the USSA Headquarters in Park City, UT. commissioned by Jacobsen Construction

Client: United States Ski & Snowboard Association
Location: Park City, Utah

The Center of Excellence is the national training and education facility for the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association. The state-of-the-art facility was designed to consolidate the needs of each of seven national sports previously scattered across the nation into one single location. It is also the home of a high school-aged elite student athlete academy. The 85,000 sq. ft. center was built on five acres and was designed to mirror the style and feel of a college campus

As part of programming and space planning, WPA researched the specific spaces needed to accommodate each of the seven sports including the types of equipment required for high-performance athletic facilities.
A weight room, gymnasium, climbing wall, cardio areas, ski and snowboard ramps, and aerial trampolines give athletes the edge to train and perform.
Sports medicine, nutrition center, and recovery/rehabilitation facilities aid in preserving athlete health.
In addition to serving athletes, spaces like a computer lab, multimedia rooms, and a full sport-science lab serve as educational resources for coaches, judges, clubs, officials, and family.
The third floor of the center is home to a private high school academy for the USSA TEAM (Total Educational and Athletic Model).