 Poster: A snowHead
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Recently had a boys weekend/road trip to Snowworld in Landgraaf (Holland) and thought I would share with you all what was good and bad. We set off from my house outside Bristol at 7:30 Saturday morning and caught the 11:50 channel tunnel to Calais (£58 per car!!) and headed towards the German border town of Aachen - arrived at about 17:00 local time. Headed out into Aachen and enjoyed a few steins and some great food before hitting the sack at about 00:00. Up at 9:00 Sunday mornin and made our way to Snowworld which is about a 20 min car ride away into Holland. Snowworld is bloody massive!!!......makes our fridges look pathetic in comparison!! I will now list the good and bad:
Good Points
Only 43 euro for 4 hours lift pass (inc ski hire)
Very modern facilities
very freindly staff
520m of slope!
Ski Lodge style bar half way down
very good lift system
Bad Points
Longest ski available for hire was 168cm....I am well over 6 foot!
Patches of ice and foot deep powder on both slopes made things a little hairy!!
The odd 5 min queue for a lift
So all in all its a great place to have a weekend or depending where you live in the uk and how heavy your right foot is, maybe a day trip!!
The hotel is connected to the main dome and looks of a good standard.
http://www.snowworld.nl/Site/Index
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Thanks.
It is a pity there is nothing this size in UK. Big and relatively cheap.
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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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You need to Login to know who's really who.
You need to Login to know who's really who.
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They have more than just one smaller one elsewhere. Zoetermeer and the Hague are 2 I know of (used to live within 10mins or so of both, and never went to either).
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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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foot deep powder, really??? Is that a regular occurence???
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You'll need to Register first of course.
You'll need to Register first of course.
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kitenski, yeah in a few parts, mostly near the bottom and to the sides
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You'll get to see more forums and be part of the best ski club on the net.
You'll get to see more forums and be part of the best ski club on the net.
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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If anyone's over right now there is actually a 29 euro deal which includes the 4 hour piste entrance PLUS buffet BBQ or rib-eye steak! http://www.snowworld.com/477/Maandactie
The second weekend of October everything's free I think, demos, displays, second hand sale etc., etc.
If you're looking for accommodation you can get great deals at the snowworld hotel - e.g. 49 euros pppn incl. breakfast and piste entrance. 
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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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Anyone been to both Landgraaf and Bottrop indoor slopes? One claims to be largest, the other claims to be longest. Both are about 2hr30 from here and about 1.5hours away from each other. Getting too close to winter now, so I'll save the journey for one to real mountains, but might be a laugh to do both in one week end in the summer or something.
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Landgraaf is the largest indoor in the world. Dubai claims to be "bigger" but actually is wider, not longer.
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You know it makes sense.
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