Adventurer Mathias Ekornås has set a new world record by ice climbing 7760 vertical metres in under 24 hours. Climber Mathias Ekornås, who is aiming to climb the 7 highest mountains on each continent in under 24 hours, has set a new ice-climbing world record, 7,760 vertical metres in under 24 hours. The achievement meant he had to climb the

The Chinese city of Wuhan in the country’s Hubei province has gone from being world famous as the place where the COVID-19 pandemic (probably) began in late 2019, to less well known as the city with more indoor snow centres than any other. With two indoor snow centre’s opening last year, including the world’s third-largest to date, Wuhan is now

Construction of a new indoor snow centre for Australia, which looks set to be one of the world’s largest, is about to begin, according to a January report in Sydney’s edition of Time Out. Winter Sports World was first announced in 2018 when it had a $200m AUD price tag, seven years  later, having overcome the various planning and other

Long standing plans to build an indoor snow slope in a giant new shopping mall in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia appear to be back in play. When first announced in 2016 the Mall Of Saudi’s ski slope (original design pictured above) was promoted as going to be the ‘longest indoors in the world’ (thus more than 640 metres long).  The complex

Online searches for indoor ski resorts spiked 170 percent year-over-year in December, according to data from the country that now has around 60 indoor snow centres. China continues to push ahead with a fast-growing winter sports industry, three years after the Beijing Winter Olympics. It is already home to the world’s five largest indoor snow centres, with more, including several

Snow City in Singapore, which is now one of the world’s longest established indoor snow centres, has added more attractions for 2025. The most exciting addition to its signature winter wonderland experience is thrilling new three-storey, 120-metre luge run filled with exciting twists and turns. In addition the main snow gallery has been extended to 30 metres long and features

Although most of the planets indoor snow centres are heading towards their winter seasons, for the few in the southern hemisphere though, including locations in Brazil and New Zealand, summer is coming. Now New Zealand’s Snow Planet indoor snow centre at Silverdale, Auckland, is joining forces with Kiwi Slip ‘n Slide to bring New Zealand’s largest, longest, steepest outdoor water

The go ahead for a new indoor snow centre at China’s coastal city of Tianjin, southeast of capital Beijing. The formal agreement to construct Tianjin Indoor Ice and Snow World was officially signed on September 2, 2024. The project will see an investment of 2.5 billion yuan ($350m) by Mingxing Ice & Snow (Beijing) Technology Co., Ltd. Details of the