World’s New Longest Indoor Snow Slope Announced
World’s New Longest Indoor Snow Slope Announced
Published : 19-Jun-2024 01:13
A recently opened Chinese indoor ski resort operated by Club Med has announced a 'phase 2' development which will see it add the world's longest indoor snow slope.
The combined slope area of the existing and new slopes will also give the new greatest indoor snow surface in the world at over a mile, as well as the biggest indoor vertical.
Since its opening last autumn, Club Med's Alps International Resort (the smaller indoor snow centre and hotel on the left of the image above) has garnered approximately 320,000 visitors.
With the launch of the Phase II project, Taicang Alps Resort is moving closer to its goal of becoming the "world's leading and largest indoor ice-snow vacation and entertainment destination." The goal, Club Med say, is to establish a globally recognized one-stop destination for winter sports tourism.
The longest slope in the Phase 2 development will be 690 metres, about 50 metres than the two current claimants of the longest slopes in the world in France and Germany, each around 620-640m long. The new slope will have a vertical drop of 120 metres, again the largest in the world.
Fosun, the Chinese company which own Club Med, say that, "the ski resort will cover a total area of approximately 190,000 square metres" which would make it about three times the area of the current largest in the world, in Harbin in Northeast China.
The Phase 2 indoor ski development, the larger structure in the rendering above, will feature three slopes: a freestyle slope, an intermediate slope, and an advanced slope to give a total slope length of 1,700 metres.
The Phase II project will also include snow-view hotels and themed hotels, offering a variety of themed rooms to create an immersive accommodation experience. The resort will also feature a comprehensive range of facilities, including a water park, hot springs, an aquarium and dining along with activities like bungee jumping, and interactive light shows.
The Phase 2 project, with a total investment exceeding 5 billion yuan (€640m), will be funded by the Taicang Municipal Government and managed by the Fosun Tourism Group. The development is located in Taicang in the Yangtze River Delta, just an hour's drive from downtown Shanghai. A target completion date for Phase 2 has not been announced.
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