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Middlesbrough Snowdome - DEAD IN THE WATER (20.1.21)
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@carsey, Given what's going on in the world, I'd imagine not much rolling eyes
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person

Yes - all gone very quiet, unsurprisingly....

Coincidentally, Mrs MA and I walked past the site two days ago (on the final leg of completing the Teesdale Way - Pennines to sea) - leading me to question whether we'll ever see the plan come to fruition... rolling eyes
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?

Seriously hope it does.
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@mountainaddict, Teesdale way is lovely, obvs.
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@mountainaddict,
There must be some great ski touring on Mickle Fell at the other end of the Teesdale Way. It would be a genuinely wild day Out As long as you Didn’t pick a firing day. Did I mention the artillery range on the south side ?

With a grassy summit ridge at 2,500’ and over 3km long it should be tourable most years. I suspect very few ever do though given the 5 mile Pathless walk/ski in from every direction. TheRe should be some short steep lines off the summit in good conditions.
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Very interesting that Peter S - food for thought indeed! And (in the 6 or 7 miles between High Cup and Cow Green) a lot of north-facing terrain too...But we did notice on the hike that there are rather a lot of 'Firing range - keep out' signs in the vicinity...right at the bottom of the hills as well. Made us wonder what may lie just beyond the signs... Puzzled

Swish, swish...BOOM?? Skullie (Even on a non-firing day rolling eyes )
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Yes the signs are a little off putting. I think there purpose is to maintain exclusion in case the artillery miss the hillside (!) or perhaps get a ricochet. They don’t tend to fire on the weekends and I think there are official days when you are allowed to visit too.
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After all it is free Go on u know u want to!

Really bad news - the Middlesbrough snow centre is dead in the water... Confused

Just seen an article on BBC Look North lunchtime news:
- Private sector funding/investment has not come to fruition.
- Council unable to commit to the millions required from the public purse.
- Development agreement has expired.

Things just get better and better for us snowsports lovers.... Crying or Very sad
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I saw/heard that this morning too. Gutted. Not terribly near me, but probably would have been a quicker & easier drive than Braehead or ChillFactore.
Heard that the Edinburgh dry slope complex is planning a major expansion, but still a huge gap of facilities up in the proper north of England. Surprises me, as there must be a fair few mountain and snowsports enthusiasts within a catchment radius of a 2 hour drive of somewhere (without a terrifying M6 journey rolling eyes Skullie )
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Surprises me, as there must be a fair few mountain and snowsports enthusiasts within a catchment radius of a 2 hour drive
I agree in terms of catchment area and possible demand. I think it would be a go-er if built - but it's clearly not viable in terms of the investment needed to actually get that far... Sad

Like you - bit gutted Grizzler... Would've been about a 15 min drive for us - versus 70 mins to Castleford...
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@mountainaddict, not that much of a surprise. A shame though as Middlehaven is a spot with incredible leisure potential
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