Snowdome
Template:About Template:Use dmy dates Template:Multiple issues
The Snowdome is an indoor ski slope just off the A5 road in Tamworth, Staffordshire, England. It opened in May 1994 and was the first full-sized recreational indoor ski slope in the UK.<ref>Snowboard Club UK :: The Riders' Network</ref>
Facilities
The slope is Template:Convert long by Template:Convert wide with an incline of around 1:7. There are also 2 serial 'travelator' lifts for access back to the top and two rope-tows.
The Snowdome has a learner slope underneath the main slope. The main slope also holds regular 'ramp nights' in which several objects are added, including a gas pipe, mini rail and a quarter pipe.
There is also one ice rink and one ice track - the UK’s only - which circles the real Snow Fun Park and the ice rink with a number of other things.
The complex also contains a Template:Convert swimming pool and gym—formerly known as Peaks Leisure Centre, but now owned and managed by the Snowdome as 'Snowdome Swim' and 'Snowdome Fitness' respectively. There is also a bar (aspens), a shop Ellis Brigham, and a coffee shop on site.
Events
Construction work started in early 2009 for Sawley Cross properties to build a 120-bed, £7M hotel on land adjacent to the snowdome. The Holiday Inn Hotel opened in late November 2009.
Incidents
On 24 September 2021, a twelve-year-old boy died at the Snowdome after a collision with a member of staff at a tobogganing party.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> In September 2024, the operating company, Snowdome Limited, pleaded guilty to breaching health and safety regulations during a prosecution brought by the Health and Safety Executive at Telford Magistrates’ Court.<ref>Template:Cite press release</ref> In February 2025, the company was fined £100,000.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite press release</ref>
In August 2024, the adjoining Holiday Inn hotel was damaged as part of the 2024 United Kingdom riots. Windows were smashed and three Molotov cocktails were thrown. One police officer and three police dogs were injured.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>