The £300m Rhydycar West indoor snow centre in Merthyr Tydfil has taken another step forward in its long history, with the Welsh Government confirming the final planning decision will rest with the local council. Plans for the UK’s largest indoor snow centre, anchoring a huge leisure resort at Rhydycar West, were first announced in the early 2010s, with formal proposals

Although plenty of couples have chosen to marry in the snow at spectacular mountain locations around the world, it’s not known if any have opted to marry on the indoor version before. If not, Stanley and Nettie Tang of Woodbridge, New Jersey, have carved out a slice of history, becoming the first couple to do so. They are certainly the

Serial skiing world-record setter and website Skiresort.info founder Oliver Kern has set two new world records at Germany’s SnowWorld centre near Hamburg. Kern achieved 20,319 metres of elevation gain in 24 hours—his ninth world record—and also set a new one-hour record with 910 metres climbed via 24 chairlift rides. The feat began at midnight on 7 October, with Kern using

India’s “steel city” Jamshedpur has welcomed a frosty new attraction with the launch of its first indoor snow park, Snow Storm, which opened on 27 September on the second floor of PM Mall, Bistupur. Designed to replicate the chill of Switzerland or Kashmir, the park offers temperatures as low as -10°C, bringing icy thrills right to the heart of the

The SnowWorld group, which operates nine indoor snow centres across France, Belgium, Germany and the Netherlands is making numerous initiatives towards its goal of being completely climate and energy neutral by 2030. These include installing tens of thousands of solar panels on the rooves of many of its centres, using electric snow groomers as well as low energy snowmaking from

The company that runs Brazil’s only indoor snow centre has announced plans for a second, larger facility, this time in São Paulo, the most populace city in South America with over 22 million people living in its metropolitan area. Little has been announced about the plans so far. However, operator Gramado Parks have announced a budget of R$200 million for

Manchester’s iconic indoor snow facility, Chill Factore, has officially been renamed The Snow Centre Manchester, marking a major milestone in Snowcentres Limited’s national rebranding strategy. The move aligns Manchester with its sister site in Hemel Hempstead under a unified identity: The Snow Centre. The rebrand reflects a broader ambition to create a cohesive, year-round destination for snowsports enthusiasts across the

Sydney’s long-awaited indoor ski resort is set to open in 2028 despite construction delays reported to be down to final planning issues, local media is reporting, with the project still expected to break ground later this year. First announced nine years ago, Winter Sports World is a landmark $700 million indoor snow resort for Penrith, Western Sydney. Slated to open