WSU HOME | SEARCH | INDEX | CONTACT US | APPLY

  Calendar of Events
  Ticket Office
  Facility
      History
      Facts
      Accomplishments
      Renovations
  Event Services
      Driving Directions
      Parking
      F.A.Q.s
  About Us
  Staff
  Links
Facts
COST:    $11.4 million

TOTAL LAND AREA:    43 acres

CONSTRUCTION:    

  • 12,000 cubic yards of concrete weighing 50 million pounds

  • 345 tons of steel

  • 1,750 tones of concrete reinforcement

DOME:

  • 309 foot 4 inch diameter

  • 32 1/2 foot tall from base to peak

  • 101 foot rise above playing floor

  • 2 acres of area on dome surface

  • 166 tones of wood beams

  • 1 million pounds of roof and decking

  • 450 tons weight in roof

  • 150 tones of scoreboards, sound and lighting system attached to roof

LIGHTING

  • 3 types of lighting in the arena area

  • Metal Halide to light the playing floor surface

  • Quartz to illuminate the dome and provide general indirect light to entire arena area

  • Incandescent emergency lights

  • The foot candle level on the playing floor average 200 FC

  • Horizontal FC 429

  • Vertical FC 125 min to 280 max. average 150 to 200

SEATS:

  • 11,592 Theatre Type Seats

  • 5,495 Cushioned (Rows 1 through 26)

  • 6,097 All Plastic (Rows 27 through 39)

CONCOURSE AREA

  • 12,560 Square Feet

  • 4 Carpeted Locker Rooms

  • 2 Carpeted Star Dressing Rooms

  • Wheelchair areas

  • Truck Entrance to Court Level

  • Parking for 3,000+ cars


Weber State University
Ogden, Utah 84408
(801) 626-6000