A long planned indoor snow centre for Swindon definitely won’t happen, it has been confirmed, after a decade of “will it, won’t it be built?” uncertainty. At the project’s most optimistic stage, prior to the pandemic, the leading architects Faulkner Browns had drawn up plans for it and the successful Hemel Hampstead facility, The Snow Centre, lined up to operate

An American man who has managed to ski at least once every month for 41 years decided to ski indoors in September and October to keep his achievement going. 74 year old Gordon Garlock who lives in Portland, Oregon, travelled from the US West to east coasts in order to ski at the only indoor snow centre in North America,

The Majid Al Futtaim which now runs four indoor snow centres says it is prioritising long-term sustainable growth aligned to science-based targets and validated by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) in an effort to cut its impact on the environment. The Mall of the Emirates, which is home to Ski Dubai, was presented with a LEED Platinum Award for

A long planned indoor snow centre in Wales, which would be more than twice as long as any of the five existing centres in England, has won praise from local politicians in the region where its due to be built. The £300m Rhydycar West project near Merthyr Tydfil is currently having its planning application  considered, with local council leader Cllr

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

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

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

The new largest indoor snow centre in the world is reported to be under construction and will open in China’s Shenzhen in 2025. China is already home to the three largest indoor snow centres in the world, according to The World Indoor Snow Centres Report, but the new centre will be slightly larger than the existing biggest in the planet,

Research by the online publication IndoorSnowNews.com has found that China now has 44 indoor snow centres, with six more in the final stages of construction and expected to open by the end of the year. There are currently 44 indoor snow centres operating in 15 of China’s 23 provinces, 2 of its 4 municipalities and 2 of its 5 autonomous

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