Just one year after the opening of Phase One of Ron Wood’s Skate Park comes Phase Two. This time: a dirt course with reclaimed wood and metal designed by the one and only Nate Wessel.

First, let’s talk the course: Soil and upcycling doesn’t mean the whole track will collapse with the first rainstorm–Joe Sirlin, project manager and owner of COR-Athlete, the contractor hired to construct Phase Two, said, “We used a lot of local wood and rock to form the park itself– old telephone poles, big rocks that local construction companies weren’t using.” The main attraction and centerpiece of the park is a massive dump truck bed that holds two ramps.

Now let’s talk Nate: “Nate is an artist with action sports. He can see things others would not see,” Sirlin said. “He’ll get on a lot of different bikes and test the course.” Only the best elements that work for everyone, from scooters, boards, to mountain and BMX bikes, get permanent homes on this course. Wessel is the self-proclaimed “test dummy” for the course, but also the course planner, bulldozer, excavator, and skid steer driver, welder and carpenter.

Every action sport enthusiast can start counting down the minutes until Phase Two is complete in Aug 2025.  This course will fit the skills of a toddler on their first balance bike to a seasoned athlete on a high-end BMX.

“You can come to Wheels Park here and get your feet wet and get on some lines on the beginner section,” Wessel explained. “Then there’s a beginner section for jumping. You don’t have to come here and ride the big line.”

Why a big name for a small state? Utah is primed for a course like this. Just two miles from Ron Wood is COR-Athlete’s 50,000 sq foot training facility that was built for athletes training for the 2024 Olympics in France. “Utah has a very unique atmosphere of excellence, for children and adults,” Sirlin noted. Utah is a sought-after training ground for access to outdoor sports and acclimating to elevation. The X Games were hosted in Utah in late June, and the crowds attending were some of the biggest that X Games had ever seen.

The team putting together the dirt park is “a unique batch of people,” Sirlin said. Along with Wessel and Sirlin, Curry Speno has built tracks for MotoCross and is an “incredible dirt mover.” Jeremy Jones, local snowboard pro legend and skater; Rob Wise, an ex-BMX pro; and two expert metal fabricators, Jon Bethers and Adam Kilmer, joined the crew to bring bunny hopping, grinding, barspin and tailwhip dreams to life.

Wessel has traveled the world, biking BMX and building, and West Jordan Skate Park phase one has something he’s never seen before.

“The amount of people that are coming here daily, it’s unbelievable,” Wessel remarked. “Other cities should take note. This community uses this. I watch people set up tents and barbecue; it’s hundreds of people some days like throughout the day.”

Stay tuned for more updates and our unveiling event coming to you very soon.

By Erin Dixon