Developer wants to build indoor ski resort off Ga. 400

<p>Dawson County is known as a place for shopping -- but skiing?</p><p>Developers want to build an indoor ski resort on 400 acres off Georgia 400 in northeast Georgia's Dawson County.</p><p>Called the Falls at Lanier Highland, the proposed resort would be built on land between Georgia 400 and Georgia 53. It would be a 2.1 million-square-foot project that would include retail stores and hotels and generate about 2,500 jobs.</p><p>Developers met this week with the Dawson County Development Authority to present plans.</p><p>Developer Steven Winters says the project has been in the works for more than seven years. He says the project will incorporate an area of Lake Lanier.</p><p>Right now, Dawson County is known for the North Georgia Premium Outlet Mall. But Winters wants to make the area known for snow -- 6,000 tons of it.</p><p>Mount Pegasus would be an estimated 1 billion dollar ski dome. Plans also call for two ice rinks.</p><p>The proposal also includes four hotels, 30 restaurants and 800,000 square feet of shops and homes.</p><p>Dawsonville is about 48 miles northeast of Atlanta.</p>