Indoor simulator aims to bring skiing and snowboarding to downtown Colorado Springs

Nov. 7—Downtown Colorado Springs isn't just about stores, restaurants and nightclubs; outdoor enthusiasts can hop on the Legacy Loop trail system that rings the area, ice skate at Acacia Park in the winter or rock climb at the indoor CityRock venue.

Starting next year, downtown also will give them a chance to ski the slopes — albeit in virtual fashion.

Lemon Lodge Ski Bar, a new indoor entertainment venue, will offer a high-tech ski and snowboard simulator when it opens at 111 E. Pikes Peak Ave. in downtown's core. The location is the former home of Josh & John's ice cream, which moved two years ago to North Tejon Street in downtown.