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Scotland’s Only Indoor Snow Centre Closed For Good

Scotland’s only indoor snow centre will not reopen and the building which housed it will be redeveloped into a “…new and thrilling attraction with a broad appeal,” the operators the larger XSite at Braehead near Glasgow have announced. Known in recent years as Snow Factor, the indoor snow centre was originally developed by the group that at the time ran

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What’s Happening With Saudi Arabia’s Snow Scene?

Surprisingly perhaps, Saudi Arabia is becoming a developing nation for snow sports. Despite the lack of reliable natural snowfall, its government recently announced the creation of an outdoor snow ski area, Trojena, which has been awarded the 2029 Asian Winter Games even before construction of the ski area has begun. The Saudi government has also advertised seeking to find snow-savvy

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About a Fifth of China’s 20m Skiers are Skiing Indoors

A new report has found that while China’s now 50 indoor ski centres represent 7.17% of the 697 ski resorts the world’s second-most populated country currently has in operation, they attract 3.43 million skier visits, accounting for 18.41%of the total 19.83 million skier visits China recorded in the 22-23 ski season. The newly released 2022-2023 China Ski Industry White Book

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Indoor Snow Centre Offers Tubing For Dogs

A temporary indoor snow facility in Thailand has become at times a victim of its own success with reports of negative online reviews being posted due to very long wait times for admissions and over-crowding of the facility once visitors make it in. However things appeared to improve after initial teething issues when the facility opened for a three-month run

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Pakistan’s Second Indoor Snow Centre Opens

A second indoor snow centre has opened in Lahore, Pakistan’s second biggest city and the 26th largest in the world. Winterland is a snow and ice themed centre where attractions include a short snow slide, ice cycling, ice skating, a tubing carousel on ice and a snow swing among other attractions.  There’s also a zipline and kids non-snow play area.

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