The International Ski Federation (FIS) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Bonski, China’s largest developer of indoor ski facilities, in an initiative to expand snow sports participation across the country. The collaboration aims to inspire a new generation of Chinese skiers and snowboarders, with a target of reaching one million children through structured programmes, family engagement, and inclusive pathways

China’s ice and snow tourism sector is accelerating into a new phase of expansion, with the indoor snow market emerging as one of its most dynamic engines. A new report from the China Tourism Academy (CTA) confirms that by the end of 2025 the country hosted more than 14,000 enterprises linked to winter tourism, but the most striking growth is

Soft Life Ski (SLS), the UK collective reshaping what snowsports culture looks and feels like, brought its trademark energy to The Snow Centre in Hemel Hempstead for a one‑day indoor takeover that blended first‑time lessons, freestyle laps and a distinctly Afro‑Caribbean party atmosphere. The event, captured in a new Olympics.com video report, drew hundreds of newcomers who travelled from East

Australia’s Winter Sports World, the long‑anticipated indoor snow resort planned for Penrith in Western Sydney, has capped off 2025 with its most significant progress to date, including a landmark operating agreement with global industry leader Bonski. First conceptualised more than a decade ago and publicly unveiled after the site’s rezoning in 2015, the $700 million project aims to deliver Australia’s

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