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Suffolk snowdome developers call for public support
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The developers of Snoasis, the £300 million snowdome and leisure village project proposed for an abandoned quarry in Suffolk, are seeking text petition support for the project.

The project's developers are locked in a battle with Mid Suffolk's planning authorities, so they are asking the public to text the word SNOW, and their name and postcode, to text number 81025.

If given the go-ahead, the development is reckoned to be the fourth biggest leisure/sports development the UK has seen – only overshadowed by the Millennium Dome, the Eden Project, and Wembley Stadium. It will feature a 475m slope with 100m vertical. The project recently gained approval of the sports minister Richard Caborn. Numerous sports bodies including the British Olympic Association and Snowsports GB are behind the scheme.

This report from Suffolk Evening Star.

Here's the Snoasis website.

Previous snowHeads threads on this project: click here and click here

Any further thoughts on this very ambitious scheme?
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David, thanks for the update. I've been periodically monitoring their site as they had hoped to get planning permission at end April but it's obviously proving more difficult than the developers had hoped. Clearly I don't live nearby but I hope the NIMBY tendency don't prevail. But it is an ambitious project - perhaps too big to be commercially viable long term? It was planned to have a casino which would be a good income provider but the Govt. keeps dithering on it's plans for new British casinos.
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kuwait_ian, why don't you think a big dome would be commercially viable here when they seem to be successful in Holland and Germany? I've always thought that using natural hills must be the way to go but both dry and domes here often don't use them.
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slikedges, as discussed in previous threads they are targetting 2M visitors per annum - which is more than the Eden Project manages. And it's a little off the beaten track. The biggest snowdome in the world in Tokyo with a huge local population of ski fanatics couldn't survive and has closed. I wish SnOasis well. Using an existing quarry seems clever and the scheme includes much more than an indoor snow slope.

David Goldsmith, I think it's the newspaper which is pushing the texting petition rather than the developers. Does rather look as though the planners are just dragging their heels. All it not yet lost and there are some heavy weight backers. Winning the Olympics might help focus on provision of new facilities to encourage youngsters into sports - including snowsports.
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kuwait_ian, It's on excellent rail and good road (well the A14's a nightmare during peak periods, but fine otherwise) links. But the local NIMBYs really are out in force, the classic comment - "It'll bring the wrong sort here" rolling eyes
It is resisted predominantly by the nearest village, tomorrow I'll see if I can dig out some letters of complaint that were in the papers.
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kuwait_ian, I went to SSAWS in Minami-Funabashi a couple of times - very good and a great shame - I've also been to 640m Bottrop which seems to be a success.
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The Snoasis investment is on a comparable scale to SSAWS (the former 500m Tokyo Ski Dome, now - I believe - the site of an IKEA!). It is an absolutely huge amount of money, though it would be spent in a more diverse way than Tokyo's Dome which was just one vastly expensive (but gobsmacking) building.

SSAWS, R.I.P.
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P.S. slikedges, interesting that you've been to Bottrop too.

What did you make of it, and how did it compare to Tokyo?
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Tokyo was excellent. 2 wide, long slopes of different pitch with quality snow and chairlifts. Very well conceived and built. Spacious clean secure changing areas. Dedicated manufacturer outlet ski gear shops. Standard and superior equipment hire - you could hire any production ski or boot you knew of in any size so you could do your own ski test of any gear going. Electronic pass system so your clocked stopped ticking if you went for a pee or a snack or something.

Bottrop was good. Much more cheap and cheerful though. A large shed built on a hill. A bit dark inside, like all sheds. Snow a bit hard but not as bad as Tamworth. No problem with sharp edges and a bit of attention to technique. Curve to the left about mid-way down and near the bottom but not as bad as Tamworth. Fun to carve round. Inside curve side of the slope naturally steeper, outside curve side flatter so more beginners. Good steepness overall for practice and a bit of fun. The lift system is 2 rubber conveyor belts. You slide backwards if you get any snow between the belt and your bases! Usual dome rental equipment Sad but there was a shop where you could negotiate a 'demo' for a small fee. 40 euro ticket was for all day Shocked with free food and drink including beer Shocked Very Happy Very Happy !! That's value. And it's cheaper than that on a weekday!
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