Texas Ski Ranch, located at 6700 I-35, New Braunfels, added Loki's Axe Haus, a newly-expanded indoor ax-throwing area, to its growing list of ventures. The business held a soft opening in May and plans to host a grand opening July 22.
Max Bialick, general manager of Texas Ski Ranch and co-owner of Loki's Axe Haus and Bar, said people can learn a new activity with the instruction of their ax-throwing coaches, who also guide participants through games such as tic-tac-toe.
“We opened the first [ax-throwing space], and it was pretty much just a little warehouse, very rustic,” Bialick said. “People already liked it, but it wasn't very well built out for the corporate events. As soon as we started tours in here, the feedback has been a lot better; it's a nicer built-out space.”
Loki's Axe Haus has eight indoor lanes and two mobile ax-throwing lanes. A full-service craft bar also accompanies the space, serving wings, chicken tenders, jalapeno poppers and similar items. The owners are hoping the new bar helps to bring together the wakeboarding community; the original bar closed after Texas Ski Ranch sustained damage from Hurricane Harvey in 2018.
