If you're ever in Waco, stop by Barefoot Ski Ranch. You will be glad you did.
Barefoot Ski Ranch, known as "BSR," is a wake board cable park hidden in the back roads and country side of Waco, TX. What is a cable park you might ask? Well, it's a way to water ski and wake board without a boat! The skiers handle is pulled by an electric cable in either a clockwise or counterclockwise motion around a lake. It's a very economically way to ski. Most people don't have a boat to ski behind. It is cheaper than buying gas and the overall cost of a boat. Cable skiing is the next best thing, or the best thing? With times changing, more and more people are coming out to cable parks. It is boosting the sport of wake boarding to a whole new level.
BSR has a variety of costs. You choose between the amount of hours you plan on riding the park. Also, you add in the rental costs for a board, a life vest and a helmet. There is a two hour pass for $25. A four hour pass for $30. Then an all day pass for $40. The life vests and helmets range along the same lines as the hours but much cheaper costing between $6-8. The boards range from two hours to four costing around $24. If you have your own equipment, then bringing those are highly encouraged.
BSR not only has a cable park, but they also have a ton of other things to do! They have a massive outside hot tub with a TV, have cabins surrounding the cable lake that include bedrooms, kitchens and living rooms. It's basically a very unique hotel experience. You can stay and ski!
People from around the nation come and stay here for the cable park. They have several lakes beside the cable lake. One of the other lakes has a boat on it, so if you would like to ski behind a boat then you can choose that option! Last year, they also built a lazy river that wraps around the entire park. They have a beach area on the cable park lake for the people that just want to lay out and relax. They have a pavilion area for parties and events. One other attraction is the restaurant and bar that is looking over the cable lake. There is pool tables and an outside patio area with tables.
It's the perfect getaway because since it is in the country side of Waco, you don't feel like you are actually in Waco. It just has everything you could possibly want. If you haven't been there, please make your way down to Waco, TX and see it for yourself!!
Photo courtesy of barefootskiranch.com/big-air-barefoot-ski-ranch/.
