World’s New Largest Indoor Ski Centre Heading To China (Again)
World’s New Largest Indoor Ski Centre Heading To China (Again)
Published : 22-Jan-2024 07:37
China has taken skiing on indoor snow to another level over the past decade.
The country's vast population predominantly live in the humid south of the country where natural snowfall is almost unheard of, so bringing the snow to the people has been a big hit with China now home to more than 50 indoor snow centres, more than a third of the world's total and most built since 2015. Industry studies from the country estimate that almost 20% of China's skiers do so indoors.
The indoor snow centres are not only numerous, but big. Six of the world's 10 largest are located in China, including the three biggest.
Now they're going bigger though with the next world's biggest under construction in the city of Shenzhen, China's third most populous city by urban population after Shanghai and Beijing. with a population of 17.56 million in 2020.
Huafa Snow World has been designed by international architecture firm 10 Design on a 131-hectare site and is slated to open in 2025.
At 80,000 square-metres the slope will be about 10,000sqm bigger than the current largest slope in Harbin, Northeastern China.
"Our vision for the project is to deliver a fully immersive experience, servicing not only tourists, but also the local residents. The planning and design for this cultural epicentre reimagines retail development as a multi-faceted community experience, inviting discovery and encouraging guests to explore," said Chin Yong Ng of 10 Design.
The main ski slope will be 441-metres-long with an 83 metre vertical, not the longest in the world (indoor slopes in France and Germany are both a little over 600 metres) but the biggest by area.
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