SkyVenture opens its first 12R4 (12 foot, re-circulating, 4 fan) tunnel in the United States. It is located in Lone Tree, Colorado near Denver. The facility has gotten rave reviews from other tunnel owners, trainers, staff, customers and the press. The tunnel is extremely quit, in fact it is hard to discern if the tunnel is operating or not when standing outside of the building.

People with tunnel experience were also impressed with how comfortable the flight chamber was during cold weather conditions. With temperatures in the upper 20's and heavy snow falling, tunnel flyers were enjoying themselves with no gloves and t-shirts on under their jumpsuits.

Norm Rosendale and SkyVenture Colorado also invited the IBA to return for additional training of their staff after their first month of operation. Joe Winters and Rusty Lewis completed training for one trainee that missed part of the original training and upgraded the ratings of the rest of the staff so that they could handle the needs of virtually all of their customers.

Trevor Thompson of SkyVenture Management, LLC has visited the facility for several extended visits to assists with the behind the scenes things that improve the experience for the customers as well as passing on the tricks of the trade that he has learned from a lifetime of work in the attractions industry and six years of tunnel operations.

Jamie Lindsey, former staffer to the Clinton's, was also brought in to aid in a promotional kick-off during the facilities opening weeks. His PR campaign resulted in stories in local papers, websites and segments on EVERY local TV station.

SkyVenture Colorado provides a complete proof of concept for SkyVenture, LLC. The design of it's re-circulating tunnels, the ability to control noise and temperature. And although skydivers are welcomed and are a crucial part of an exciting, entertaining, experienced customer base, SVCO has what so far appears to be a thriving business model that is not reliant on skydivers. Keep up the good work.