Notable Mentions
The world's largest indoor ski area is SnowWorld, Landgraaf, Netherlands (opened 2001) with a total of 35,000 m² of snow. In 2003, the first indoor snowboard FIS WorldCup contest was held in SnowWorld Landgraaf.
The world's longest indoor slope with 640 m is in the AlpinCenter in Bottrop/Germany and the world's first indoor black diamond (difficulty rating) with a 31 percent grade is in the SnowFunPark in Wittenburg/Germany.
The biggest indoor slope in the UK is Snow Factor, Braehead, Glasgow, Scotland featuring a 200m long main slope, with a 50m x 50m dedicated teaching slope.
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