DADE CITY, Fla. — Officials at Snowcat Ridge, the snow park in Dade City that suddenly closed this week, have reopened the slopes after Pasco County conducted inspections on Friday.

The park was closed Thursday over safety concerns.

"Nobody has opened a snow park in Florida before. It is always a challenge to be able to do anything new. But we have excellent partners with the county. We’re happy they have the same intentions as ours, which is safety." Snowcat Ridge CEO Benjamin Nagengest told Spectrum News.

On Thursday, Pasco County officials said: "During several recent site visits, Fire Rescue and Building Construction Services discovered fire, building, electrical and plumbing violations that pose a significant threat to public health and safety."

But park officials said the team worked all day and through the night to resolve the issues. We believe we’ve handled everything on the report and have requested an inspection today.” 

Pasco County inspectors approved those changes Friday.

Snowcat Ridge later released the following statement:

"After a thorough inspection by Pasco County this afternoon, we’ve addressed the issues reported by Pasco County officials. We’ve temporarily removed the use of our shipping containers in the Alpine Village and the rest of the park has been cleared to open on Friday, December 11th at 3:00pm. The safety of our staff and guests are our top priority and with these modifications complete, we are looking forward to welcoming guests back to Snowcat Ridge."

Park officials said in a Facebook post the county revoked the permit Wednesday without any written explanation.

"Pasco County became aware November 25 that Snowcat Ridge was operating in unsafe structures, without required permits, inspections or a certificate of occupancy," the county said, adding it will work with Snowcat to address the issues.

The park opened in November. Among its features were a 60-foot tall, 400-foot long snow tubing hill with single, tandem, and family-style tubing.