Long-awaited Tahoe Blue Center nearing completion

Ashleigh Goodwin

Tahoe Daily Tribune

STATELINE, Nev. — “There’s not a bad seat in the house,” said Gary Wilmes, director of operations for the Tahoe Blue Center.

Wilmes said the symmetrical building is receiving finishing touches, big and small, in preparation for the grand opening in late August/ September and the first publicly ticketed events. Events at the center can hold a maximum capacity of 5,500.

Robert Tamborski, vice president and director of International Coliseums

Company said he’s worked on many event centers but none are as beautiful as the outside.

Tamborski said the Tahoe Blue Center boasts “extravagance most event centers can’t afford.”

The project proved more extravagant and difficult than others as Tamborski said this one’s built into the side of a mountain. Ground water was anticipated to be a challenge but, according to the director, a bigger problem lay afoot.

“Large boulders the size of school buses had to be broken down by core