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We can hardly believe it ourselves, but Chill Factore is ten years old!
On 16 November 2017, we celebrate our tenth birthday with a host of events to look back and say thanks to all our amazing staff and visitors … and look forward to the next ten years of downhill fun.
Here are ten fascinating stats from our decade of snow.
- Half a million skiers and snowboarders have hit our slopes – that’s a thousand every week.
- 14 million visitors have visited the complex, enjoying not just skiing but climbing, dining and a little après-ski.
- We have issued more than 1.5 million lift passes in total.
- More than 200,000 kids have visited Santa’s grotto at Christmas.
- Every night, our snow machines pump out 10 tonnes of snow to keep it fresh.
- That means that over the decade, 36,400 tonnes have fallen on the slopes – the weight of 100 jumbo jets.
- Our piste basher has travelled 4071 miles to keep the snow perfect. That’s as far as the North Pole is to Manchester
- In 2011 Richard Millington came and snowboarded 46,200 metres over a 24-hour period, raising £1250 for Disability Snowsport UK. It was the equivalent of going from the top of Everest to Base Camp more than 13 times – without sleep.
- Disability Snowsport UK has provided more than 8000 hours of lessons over the ten years.
- Our most famous guest has to be Justin Bieber, who enjoyed a session here while on tour in 2011.
Here’s to the next ten years! We look forward to meeting you.
