Bad news for architectural tourists as local Danish publications are reporting that the ski slope atop the famous Bjarke Ingels-designed CopenHill waste-to-energy plant may have to be dismantled and repaired thanks to unseen wear and tear that could potentially close the popular urban destination until 2024.

The Copenhagen Post is reporting that an expected 9.5 million Kroner ($1.5 million) overhaul may loom for the feature pending the resolution of a dispute between the Amager Bakke Foundation and the Danish insurance company Tryg.

Located on the city’s Amager island, the multipurpose slope was central to the design of the nearly $670 million conversion plant which opened in March of 2017.

The slope itself opened two and half years later and is now facing a total reinstallation after a Foundation statement in June cited safety concerns that were the result of continued deterioration. 

Because Tryg has declined the foundation’s claim, the two parties now face a lengthy arbitration process that will not be finalized until 2024. The possibility exists that the slope could be closed permanently depending on the court’s ruling.

The foundation is now looking to local municipalities in the Copenhagen metro area for help starting the 9.5 million Kroner capital campaign that would replace damaged portions of the slope in around four months. Repeated appeals to procure donations from several foundations as well as the Lokale og Anlægsfonden municipality have failed in addition to a loan application from Handelsbanken. Altogether, the five municipalities being asked for the restoration money have given over 50 million Kroner to the foundation since the project began.

Archinect will have more on the story as it develops.