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The storied Double JJ Resort already had great summertime activities—an award-winning golf course, horseback riding, outdoor swimming pool, even a weekly rodeo. They were also making the most of the winter season with a great tubing hill and dog sledding. But the folks at Double JJ knew they could do more.

In 2003, r.o.i. Design was brought on board to consult with facility improvements from a big-picture perspective. The result of that collaboration is the 48 unit Thoroughbred Suites condo hotel and the Gold Rush Water Park, a 60,000 square foot indoor mining village and watery playground for the whole family. The facility includes slides, rivers, wave pools, canons, dumping buckets and hot tubs. In keeping with the Double JJ brand, the water park follows a rustic frontier style with ramshackle buildings, water wheel, rope bridge, and a stone cliff with a waterfall. Modeled after an Old West town square, the adjacent retail area includes restaurants, shops, real estate office and arcade to round out the family vacation fun.