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'''Indoor ski slopes''' are found in several countries, proving a [[climate]] controlled environment can be maintained in which [[snow]] can be [[manufacturing|manufactured]] using a [[snow cannon]], enabling [[skiing]] and [[snowboarding]] to take place year-round. |
'''Indoor ski slopes''' are found in several countries, proving a [[climate]] controlled environment can be maintained in which [[snow]] can be [[manufacturing|manufactured]] using a [[snow cannon]], enabling [[skiing]] and [[snowboarding]] to take place year-round. |
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==Notable mentions== |
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The world's largest indoor ski area is [[SnowWorld]] [[Landgraaf]], [[the Netherlands]] (opened 2001) with a total of 35,000 m² of snow. In 2003, the first indoor snowboard [[International Ski Federation|FIS]] WorldCup contest was held in SnowWorld Landgraaf. |
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The world's longest indoor slope with 640 m is in the [[AlpinCenter]] in Bottrop/Germany and the world's first indoor black diamond (difficulty rating) with a 31 percent grade is in the SnowFunPark in Wittenburg/Germany. |
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In November 2007 [http://www.chillfactore.com Chill Factore] in [[Manchester]], UK opened making it the worlds widest slope at 100m wide at the bottom. |
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In autumn 2009 construction started on a fourth 300 metre ski slope at SnowWorld [[Zoetermeer]], The Netherlands. |
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==Indoor ski slope locations== |
==Indoor ski slope locations== |
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Revision as of 20:38, 28 October 2009
Indoor ski slopes are found in several countries, proving a climate controlled environment can be maintained in which snow can be manufactured using a snow cannon, enabling skiing and snowboarding to take place year-round.
Notable mentions
The world's largest indoor ski area is SnowWorld Landgraaf, the Netherlands (opened 2001) with a total of 35,000 m² of snow. In 2003, the first indoor snowboard FIS WorldCup contest was held in SnowWorld Landgraaf.
The world's longest indoor slope with 640 m is in the AlpinCenter in Bottrop/Germany and the world's first indoor black diamond (difficulty rating) with a 31 percent grade is in the SnowFunPark in Wittenburg/Germany.
In November 2007 Chill Factore in Manchester, UK opened making it the worlds widest slope at 100m wide at the bottom.
In autumn 2009 construction started on a fourth 300 metre ski slope at SnowWorld Zoetermeer, The Netherlands.
Indoor ski slope locations
An incomplete list of operating indoor ski slopes in the world:
Under Construction
Proposed
- Ski in the U.A.E. in Ras al-Khaimah a 2000 m slope is under consideration
- Ipswich, Suffolk, UK - SnOasis - 500 m slope with 100 m drop.
- Croydon, London, UK - Unknown - facts are sketchy but is suspected to be considering site in the South of the borough of Croydon.
- Perth, Western Australia - West Coast Snowpark [2]
- Finland, Helsinki; SuperLife Lab - indoor ski and surf center
- Seoul, Korea, Ski Trac.
- A list of all of the indoor slopes proposed for the UK is available at TheBoarder.co.uk (external link)
- SnowWorld Zoetermeer, The Netherlands Fase 3. A fourth 500 m slope with 50 m drop is proposed. Construction starts end 2007. Also including an Ice-skating stadium, restaurants, hotel and a children's winter playground village.
- SnowWorld Landgraaf, The Netherlands Fase 3. A fourth slope, supposedly a small slope being added to accommodate more beginners.
- SnowWorld Barcelona, Spain A suggested copy of the SnowWorld Landgraaf concept. In the very first stages of development.
- The Falls at Lanier Highland Dawson County, Georgia (U.S. state) The Falls at Lanier Highland is a proposed 2,100,000-square-foot (200,000 m2) facility that includes a 1,000,000-square-foot (93,000 m2) indoor ski area.[3]
- Goshen,NY-An indoor ski slope and water park.
- Mount Pegasus in Atlanta, Georgia
- peter glenn snowpark Tampa, florida
Closed
- Australia, Adelaide - Snowdome Adelaide, formerly known as Mt Thebarton (Closed June 2005; now only running as an ice-rink)
- Japan, Funabashi - SSAWS (Closed September 2002)
See also
External links
- Indoor Skiing UK Directory
- Artificial ski slope