 Poster: A snowHead
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The new Snow Centre in Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire - which will be the closest snowdome to London - is scheduled to open in May. 250 staff are being sought, with a wide variety of jobs on offer.
This report from SnowboardClub.co.uk
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| Technicians to operate the snow cannons at the Snow Centre in Hemel Hempstead are amongst many vacancies on offer at Britain’s premier real snow venue – where job opportunities include operatives for the piste-basher and people to assist in the Snow Play area. |
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| Vacancies include Technical Operations Staff, with general mechanical maintenance skills – or with electrical and refrigeration experience; telesales people; reception; catering and retail staff as well as Duty Managers. They are also looking for people to be involved with the Marketing Team. |
Here is the Snow Centre's website: http://www.thesnowcentre.com
Anyone planning to work there?
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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I think a few  will be there including gilleski their snowsports director......
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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So when's the pre-opening SH bash to test the place out? 
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i fancy being the piste basher driver
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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I don't think that an opening date exists yet, but I imagine that it's snowing inside (the photo gallery and live project feed don't have evidence of that).
The website still says ...
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| The entire project will be complete by early April which includes all systems fully tested and all staff training completed. We then open our Alpine doors to you at the end of April 2009, have your skis and boards at the ready. |
... but it seems that this has been put back slightly.
Here's the jobs section: http://www.thesnowcentre.com/jobs
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David Goldsmith, not snowing yet.... the cannons are going in very soon and the glycol is working and chilling down the interior.
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I learn't ski there oh some many years ago, loved that smell of burning plastic as you slid down on your back bottom
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| slingman wrote: |
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Is that what you typed? The expression isn't in common use.
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| David Goldsmith wrote: |
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Is that what you typed? The expression isn't in common use. |
Good grief I have no idea what I typed, was eating lunch at the time. hopefully most people get the drift of what I was trying to say.
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I assume you typed "skis"
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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David Goldsmith, I'll be there.
Opening to the public AFAIAA is May Day bank Holiday weekend. 
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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Ideal for traditional Maypole dancing/skiing
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I'd love to know the thought process that went into deciding to build another snowdome in between London and London's primary snowdome, Milton Keynes.
I can't imagine that they will have made any friends at MK, and it is still a fair trek for anyone who lives south of central london.
And if you look at their location on a Google Maps [St Albans Hill, Hemel Hempstead, Herts, HP3 9NH], its absolutely useless for anyone but people driving there.
I'll be sticking with MK!
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You know it makes sense.
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As far as I can recall, the Hemel site (which is the previous plastic slope site) is next to a big leisure and Tesco complex, so I'd imagine that there's lots of bus transport to that location from the nearest train station from London. This is what the website says ...
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The Snow Centre at Hemel Hempstead is very close to the M1 (j and M25 (j20) motorways. Hemel also has a main line train station connection London Euston to Birmingham, Manchester and through to Scotland.
London Luton airport is 25 minutes.
Local bus services stop outside The Snow Centre.
Car parking for 290 vehicles. There will also be parking bays for coaches. |
I couldn't see a map on the website, which seems odd. And not to provide bus numbers seems equally odd.
I only found the above info via the FAQs, which is also a good way of not telling people where you are!
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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David Goldsmith, I looked equally hard and found this address:
St Albans Hill, Hemel Hempstead, Herts, HP3 9NH
If you look it up on Google Maps it shows that the trains station is probably a good walk away, pretty long if your carrying ski/board gear.
I'm sure there is a bus, but it is another step and another bit to pay.
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Poster: A snowHead
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buckers, it looks like it's 1.5 miles from the station.
But saying that, XScape must be around that from MK station.
Given the generally poor condition of MK and their atitude towards "proper" slope users (i.e. closing half of the slope for tubing) then Hemel has to be worth a go.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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I'd love to know the thought process that went into deciding to build another snowdome in between London and London's primary snowdome, Milton Keynes.
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perhaps that htey could make shedloads of money by having a much bigger pool of skiers nearer to their facility...
"london's Primary snowdome" huhh? Does London have a "primary" football stadium, cinema , etc.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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FlyingStantoni, You right, they're probably identical in terms of walking distance.
My main objection was the location.
I'm sure they looked at this from a completely monetary point of view, as one should when starting a larage business such as this, but I tend to live in a skier's world, where they should have taken into account that Milton Keynes is in the north, therefore they should build their's in the south, so as to provide an equal ski opertunity to all of London.
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[quote="skimottaret"]
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"london's Primary snowdome" huhh? Does London have a "primary" football stadium, cinema , etc. |
No, London has dozens of football stadiums, however it only has one(!) snow dome, the one closest to it. Therefore it is London's primary snowdome!
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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buckers, i think planning permission is the big hurdle, plans have been developed for domes at Lakeside in Essex, Wycombe and the south coast, but fell down due to planning knockbacks.
cant wait for london's "secondary" dome and would love a few more.
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Completely agree buckers.
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| buckers wrote: |
I'd love to know the thought process that went into deciding to build another snowdome in between London and London's primary snowdome, Milton Keynes.
I can't imagine that they will have made any friends at MK, and it is still a fair trek for anyone who lives south of central london.
And if you look at their location on a Google Maps [St Albans Hill, Hemel Hempstead, Herts, HP3 9NH], its absolutely useless for anyone but people driving there.
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The thought process was Hemel Ski Centre was an existing dry slope, that needing seriously updating. Did they do that using Snowflex and leave it as a dry slope or build an indoor snow facility. Seeing as snowdomes are so popular and MK being it's nearest rival, with people from London already driving up the M1 to use it. It made sense to build a dome on the existing site, easy links from M25/M1/A41, train and bus links. Why would someone from London want to drive another 30 miles up the M1 to go to MK to ski in an inferior facility?
MK I'm sure feel threatened by Hemel's presence, to the extent that they've already tried to restrict their instructors contracts to prevent them from working at Hemel, plus the various price incentives that they've been offering. There's no love lost, but who cares?
Hemel is 20 mins up the M1 from NW London. If things go well, Hemel will not be the only slope, as there are expansion plans beyond.
The catchment area within an hours drive for Hemel is enormous in terms of population. Living south of central London, sure it's a trek, but you're prepared to go 30 miles further already. 
I'm sure MK will be a lot quieter for you once Hemel opens it doors.
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monster77
monster77
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MK will become Buckinghamshires premier snow dome. 
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