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

With temperatures regularly getting into the 90s Fahrenheit in recent weeks, North America’s only indoor snow ski centre in New Jersey’s vast American Dream mall is offering outdoor workers  a cool discount. The indoor ski and snow resort is extending a 50% discount on lift tickets throughout August to outdoor workers who present proof of employment. The initiative, dubbed “Cool

A slice of the Arctic has arrived in Noida in India with the launch of Snow Village. The sprawling indoor snow-themed attraction is now open on the 4th floor of Tower E, Spectrum Metro Phase-2.  It’s the latest of now more than a dozen indoor snow experience cenfres across India. Covering 25,000 square feet, the immersive snow zone offers visitors

China’s Bonski Group, already the planet’s largest indoor ski areas operator, including most of the world’s five largest centres, has announced plans to build a new centre in Jinan.   Authorities have officially announced the bidding results for Phase I design, construction management, and long-term operations of a major indoor ski dome at Jinan’s Cuizhai Area Block 39, marking a