Skiing in the UK - Indoor Slopes

There are now 6 indoor ski/snow slopes in the UK, with more in the pipeline. Whilst you can't compare it with 7 days in the Alps, these centres are now invaluable in the modern-day mild, mainly snow-less, UK for... beginners who want a taster course before they venture abroad, intermediates who want to hone their new found skills, and addicts who just need a regular fix of the white stuff.

On this page you'll find:

a comparison of the indoor slopes
a map showing the location of all the slopes
a price comparison for skiing on the slopes
Details of the individual slopes: Manchester, Tamworth, Braehead, Castleford, Milton Keynes, Hemel Hempstead, SnOasis (Suffolk)

Indoor Ski Slopes Information

Name	Opened	Main Slope Length	Slope Width
ChillFactor	2007	180m	100m
SnowDome	1994	170m	30m
SNO!zone Braehead	2006	200m	30m
SNO!zone Castleford	2003	170m	30m
SNO!zone Milton Keynes	2000	170m	30m
The Snow Centre	2009	160m	30m

Indoor Ski Slopes Location Map

The map below shows the location of all of the indoor ski slopes in the UK. Click on a marker for information or use the icons to zoom in for further detail.

Indoor Ski Slopes Price Comparison

Here's a comparison of the current prices for recreational skiing at the various indoor slopes.
These prices were last checked on: 9th September 2009.

Name	Adults		Juniors		Click here for...
	(Peak Time)	(Off Peak)	(Peak Time)	(Off Peak)	Live Prices	Book online
ChillFactor	£24.00 (90 mins)	£19.00 (90 mins)	£19.00 (90 mins)	£14.00 (90 mins)	Click...	Click...
SnowDome	£25.00 (60 mins)	£17.50 (60 mins)	£18.50 (60 mins)	£12.00 (60 mins)	Click...	n/a
The Snow Centre	£22.00 (60 mins)	£18.00 (60 mins)	£18.00 (60 mins)	£16.00 (60 mins)	Click...	Click...
SNO!zone Braehead	£21.00 (60 mins)	£16.00 (60 mins)	£16.00 (60 mins)	£13.00 (60 mins)	Click...	Click...
SNO!zone Castleford	£21.00 (60 mins)	£16.00 (60 mins)	£18.00 (60 mins)	£13.00 (60 mins)	Click...	Click...
SNO!zone Milton Keynes	£21.00 (60 mins)	£16.00 (60 mins)	£18.00 (60 mins)	£13.00 (60 mins)	Click...	Click...

Indoor Ski Slopes Peak/Off Peak Times

As the indoor slopes have different prices for peak and off-peak times, here's a list of what the various slopes define as peak and off-peak times.
These times were last checked on: 9th September 2009.

Name	Peak Times	Off Peak Times
ChillFactor	Mon-Fri: After 6.00pm Weekend/Bank Hols: All day	Mon-Fri: Before 6.00pm Weekend/Bank Hols: None
SnowDome	Mon-Fri: After 8.00pm Weekend/Bank Hols: All day School Hols Oct-Feb: All day	Mon-Fri: Before 6.15pm Weekend/Bank Hols: None School Hols Oct-Feb: None
The Snow Centre	Mon-Fri: After 5.00pm Weekend/Bank Hols: All day School Hols : All day	Mon-Fri: Before 5.00pm Weekend/Bank Hols: None School Hols: None
SNO!zone Braehead	Mon-Fri: After 5.00pm Weekend/Bank Hols: All day School Hols : All day	Mon-Fri: Before 5.00pm Weekend/Bank Hols: None School Hols: None
SNO!zone Castleford	Mon-Fri: After 5.00pm Weekend/Bank Hols: All day School Hols : All day	Mon-Fri: Before 5.00pm Weekend/Bank Hols: None School Hols: None
SNO!zone Milton Keynes	Mon-Fri: After 5.00pm Weekend/Bank Hols: All day School Hols : All day	Mon-Fri: Before 5.00pm Weekend/Bank Hols: None School Hols: None

The Snowdome, Tamworth (England)

The SnowDome was the UK's first indoor ski slope when it was opened back in 1994. It has one main slope that is 170m long by 30m wide. As well as the main slope there are a couple of smaller slopes for beginners.

Snowdome Information

Year Opened	1994
Length of main slope	170m
Width of main slope	30m
Number of bars	3
Official Website	www.snowdome.co.uk

The Chill Factor, Manchester (England)

Known as the Chill Factor and the Chill Factory, this is currently the newest inddor slope in the UK. The main slope is 180m long and it's width is a whopping 100m at it's widest point at the bottom of the slope, which at the time it was built made it the widest indoor slope in the world.

Chill Factor Information

Year Opened	2007
Length of main slope	180m
Width of main slope	100m
Number of bars	3
Official Website	www.chillfactore.com

SNO!zone, Braehead (Scotland)

Part of the UK's only chain of indoor slopes (SNO!zone), the slope at Braehead near to Glasgow is the longest in the UK at 200m. It's also referred to as Xscape which is the main name of the leisure centre that the SNO!zone is based at (Xscape also includes rock climbing and a host of other leisure activities).

Sno!zone Information

Year Opened	2006
Length of main slope	200m
Width of main slope
Official Website	www.snozoneuk.com

SNO!zone, Castleford (England)

Part of the UK's only chain of indoor slopes (SNO!zone), the slope at Castleford was built in 2003 and is 170m long. It's also referred to as Xscape which is the main name of the leisure centre that the SNO!zone is based at (Xscape also includes rock climbing and a host of other leisure activities).

Sno!zone Information

Year Opened	2003
Length of main slope	170m
Width of main slope	30m
Official Website	www.snozonecastleford.com

SNO!zone, Milton Keynes (England)

Part of the UK's only chain of indoor slopes (SNO!zone), the slope at Milton Keynes is the 2nd oldest in the UK after the SnowDome at Tamworth. It's also referred to as Xscape which is the main name of the leisure centre that the SNO!zone is based at (Xscape also includes rock climbing and a host of other leisure activities).

Sno!zone Information

Year Opened	2000
Length of main slope	170m
Width of main slope	30m
Official Website	www.snozonemiltonkeynes.com

The Snow Centre, Hemel Hempstead (England)

Snow Centre The UK's newest indoor slope can be found at Hemel Hempstead. It features a 160m long main slope served by two POMA button lifts as well as the UK's longest 'lesson' slope, which is 100m long and uses two rope tows.

The Snow Centre Information

Year Opened	2009
Length of main slope	160m
Width of main slope	30m
Official Website	www.thesnowcentre.com

SnOasis, Suffolk (England)

SnOasis Grand plans indeed with SnOasis, with talk of the creation of the world's first indoor snow resort. Built around a proposed main slope 415 metres long and 70m wide it would also house bobsleigh and luge runs and plans to be the home of the British Winter Sports team. There's also talk of huge Centerparcs-esque accomodation and leisure facilities.

SnOasis Information

Planned Opening	2013
Length of main slope	415m
Width of main slope	70m
Official Website	www.snoasis.co.uk

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