Reports from Australia indicate construction of a giant machine in which skiers and riders can effectively ‘slide forever’ is underway and continuing at pace with completion potentially before the end of the year. The Snowtunnel concept, a huge rotating cylinder in which skiers and riders constantly ‘descend’ as the slope moves towards them, also constantly refilling with fresh snow, was

Austria Tourism has teamed up with European indoor real snow venue operators Snozone, to encourage more non-skiers to try snowsports. The year-long partnership includes beginner courses, holiday information and more, all aimed to make skiing widely accessible and spark interest in an Austrian winter holiday. The move follows the completion of a joint 2024 study by Austria Tourism, Switzerland Tourism,

As summer glacier skiing becomes ever more limited, indoor snow centres are reporting growing numbers of ski teams visiting in the northern hemisphere’s off season to take advantage of their training facilities, which offer longer hours and more consistent conditions than the remaining summer glacier areas. Belgium’s Snow Valley indoor ski centre in Peer has once again underlined its status

Alpine-X, the company behind plans for a network of large-scale indoor snow and entertainment destinations across North America, has announced a strategic partnership with sports investment and advisory firm TFO Sports. The agreement is designed to help Alpine-X accelerate its growth plans by leveraging TFO Sports’ network of investors, athlete executives and industry veterans. As part of the partnership, TFO

Tourists in Wuhan, China, are carving turns on snow in the middle of summer, thanks to a vast indoor ski resort powered increasingly by its own solar energy. Wuhan Chengjian Bonski, the largest facility of its kind in Central China, keeps its 1‑million‑cubic‑meter interior at –6 C even as outdoor temperatures approach 40 C. That cooling load is immense: the

One of China’s most ambitious indoor winter‑sports venues yet is under construction with the Qingdao Guoxin Indoor Ice & Snow Sports Dome in Shandong, located south of Beijing on China’s East Coast. Which has a price tag of RMB 970 million (USD 133 million / EUR 122 million) and although it won’t be one of the country’s 10 biggest, is being positioned as China’s largest city‑centre

The number of indoor snow centres operating in China has now passed 70 and there’s little sign of a slow down in new projects. Among the new generation, Nanning Milun Ice & Snow World, a major new indoor winter sports complex planned for the Nanning Wanda Mall in Guangxi, has moved into its development phase following an official signing ceremony