Indoor Ski Slopes Information

Indoor Ski Slopes Price Comparison

Here's a comparison of the current prices for 60 minutes recreational skiing at the various indoor slopes.
These prices were last checked on: 19th January 2011.

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.

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.

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.

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, 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, 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).

The Snow Centre, Hemel Hempstead (England)

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.

SnOasis, Suffolk (England)

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.