SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO AM) - Plans are underway for a $5 million expansion project at Great Bear Recreation Area.
Manager Dan Grider says first the tubing lanes will be doubled and a new lift will go in next summer.
Grider says five year plan calls for expanding the chalet that now has 16,000 square feet. He'd like to add another 7,000 square feet for a large room that could hold 250 people. Great Bear also hosts weddings and other events during the summer months.
He says the plan also calls for more ski runs and new lifts throughout.
Grider says much of the total plan will depend on donations.
Great Bear is hosting ski and snowboard races this weekend to benefit the Sioux Falls Area Humane Society.