A website that says it is, “your trusted shortcut to booking travel that’s good, and makes you feel good,” has listed the Chill Factore indoor snow centre as one of the best options for people planning a first date in the city of Manchester.

“Bored of going out for a meal with a stranger or fancy spicing up your dates by opting for something a little bit different?” the feature from The Culture trip begins.

Along with bowling, table tennis, ghost tours and a self-guides “treasure hunt”, Chill Factore makes the list because first daters can,

“Escape the city and pretend you’ve jetted off to the French Alps at Chill Factore. Teach each other to ski or snowboard, or just enjoy pushing each other over in the snow as you attempt to climb off the ski lift at this impressive indoor slope.”

For couples who get hooked on snow sports, as well as each other, at an indoor snow centre, specialist snow holiday travel agents SNO says that it receives a high volume of enquiries for couples ski holidays around Valentine’s day, but recommends that most couples book to go away later in the season. That’s because the date coincides with half term ski holidays, which are the highest priced week of the year and the exact opposite of an adults/couples holiday due to the huge number of family bookings.