MK Enterprises is supplying its Playgrass Ski Carpet slope surface to the newly extended ski area at the volunteer-run Kidsgrove Ski Centre in England, which is celebrating 40 years of operations this year.
Club & Slope News
Club & Slope News
Another medal for Olympic and Paralympic stars
OLYMPIC bronze medallist Jenny Jones (inset picture), Paralympic gold medallist Kelly Gallagher and her guide Charlotte Evans (on left of picture) and multi Olympic medallist Jade Etherington (pictured right) and her guide Caroline Powell have all been awarded the Ski Club of Great Britain’s Pery Medal in recognition of their outstanding performances and services to skiing.
Boot camp on snow at Chill Factore
INDOOR real snow centre, Chill Factore near Manchester has launched a Bootcamp In The Snow for those looking for a new way to keep fit.
Chill Factore has teamed up with local health and fitness company Novak Health & Performance to provide weekly fitness session that works in a similar way to interval training, constantly moving the body at different speeds in order to be more effective.
Tamworth celebrates 20 years in operation
TAMWORTH Snowdome, one of the longest surviving UK ski centres, is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year.
Famous visitors to the snowdome have included Boyzone, comedian Eddie Izzard, Ant and Dec, Robert Plant from Led Zeppelin, Jamiroquai and the Prodigy. Plus several television shows have filmed at Tamworth.
Snowbility students smash world record
A NEW world record for skiing the greatest distance in 12 hours on an indoor ski slope has been set by a team made up of Snowbility’s students, instructors, and Paralympian, Anna Turney at The Snow Centre in Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire.
More people using dry slope and indoor snow centres
A SNOWSPORT England research project called ‘SlopeTracker’, which uses data from artificial and indoor snow slopes in England, has reported robust growth in domestic snowsports participation between 2011 and 2014.