SnowCal: One Man’s Dream to Bring Indoor Skiing to Southern California The United States has the world’s largest ski market by skier visits, a population of more than 340 million people, and exactly one indoor ski resort. That single facility, Big Snow at American Dream in New Jersey, has been operating since 2019. Meanwhile, the West Coast, home to the country’s largest concentration of skiers and snowboarders, has no equivalent. But […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | July 14, 2026 0 Comments
Brazil to Open Second Indoor Snow Center in São Paulo by 2027 Brazil’s popular indoor snow center, Snowland, is expanding and has announced plans to open a second location in São Paulo, with an opening scheduled for either 2026 or 2027. The company currently owns one indoor snow center in Gramado, Rio Grande do Sul, 700 miles south of São Paulo. The Snowland park in São Paulo is envisaged to be even […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | October 18, 2025 0 Comments
Big SNOW, NJ, Hosts First-Ever American Indoor Ski Center Wedding Love was in the—chilled—air at Big SNOW American Dream last week as Stanley and Nettie Tang of Woodbridge, New Jersey, celebrated their wedding in one of the most unique venues imaginable: the only indoor ski resort in North America. Related: How to Plan the Perfect Ski Wedding The newlyweds exchanged vows surrounded by snow, chairlifts, and the hum of ski […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | October 18, 2025 0 Comments
German Skier Sets 2 Indoor Skiing World Records at SnowWorld Bispingen In a feat of endurance few skiers could imagine attempting indoors, German skier Oliver Kern set two new world records this week at SnowWorld Bispingen, an indoor ski hall south of Hamburg, Germany. Over a 24-hour period on October 7, 2025, Kern covered a total of 20,319 meters (66,692 feet) of vertical inside the refrigerated slope—shattering the previous record for […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | October 12, 2025 1 Comment
China’s Indoor Ski Center Boom Levels Up as the Largest Indoor Ski Center Huafa Snow World Opens on September 29 In China’s world of superlatives, it can be hard to keep track, but once again a Chinese indoor ski center is claiming the title of ‘largest in the world.’ Huafa Ice & Snow World in Shenzhen will officially open on September 29, and will be the largest indoor ski center in the world with a staggering 100,000 square meters (1.08 […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | September 10, 2025 0 Comments
Podcast Host to Ski All 5 UK Indoor Snow Centres in a Day for Snow Camp Youth Charity Iain Martin, host of The Ski Podcast, will attempt to ski at all five UK indoor snow centres in a single day on Friday, May 30, aiming to raise funds for the youth snowsports charity Snow Camp. His ambitious “25 in 25” challenge involves skiing at least 10 runs at each venue, traveling nearly 500 miles in an electric car […] Industry News Steven Agar | May 19, 2025 1 Comment
[VIDEO] Mikaela Shiffrin Shares Insight into Training Day at German Indoor Ski Center U.S. ski racer Mikaela Shiffrin shared a video of herself training at an indoor ski center in Hamburg, Germany. The U.S. athlete was at the Alpin Center Hamburg-Wittenburg two weeks ago for a training session. The Austrian Ski Team and the Scottish Alpine Team were also training at the Alpin Center Hamburg-Wittenburg this August. The Alpin Center Hamburg-Wittenburg offers year-round skiing […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | August 27, 2024 0 Comments
Australian Indoor Ski Center Near Sydney Receives Government Approval Australia’s only indoor ski center, Winter Sports World, received approval for its Development Application (‘DA’) from the New South Wales (‘NSW’) government. The DA was lodged by developer Peter Magnisalis more than five years ago for the development of the indoor ski center in the western Sydney suburb of Penrith. Government approval for the DA brings the project one step […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | January 16, 2024 0 Comments
World’s Largest Indoor Ski Area Planned for Norway New indoor ski center planned for Norway, designed by Norwegian architects office Halvorsen and Reine AS. Image: Life in Norway Vinterparken, a new year-round indoor ski center planned for Norway, will be one of the largest in the world. The idea and need for the resort arose from the lack of consistency in the snowfall in this area of Norway. […] Industry News Jenah MacGrain | June 9, 2018 0 Comments
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