Closed Dry Ski Slope Set to Reopen
Closed Dry Ski Slope Set to Reopen
Published : 15-May-2025 07:04
A dry ski slope located at Aldershot in Hampshire is set to reopen after it was closed suddenly at the start of April when its former operator ran into financial difficulties.
Although owned by the local Rushmoor Borough Council, Aldershot was one of several dry slopes and many other leisure facilities across England run by a charitable trust called Active Nation which ceased operating at the start of April.
Its operations have now been taken over by a new venture, Places Leisure, which already operates Aldershot's pools and lido, it has been announced. However, the council is reported to be looking at 'long term options' for the dry slope centre.
The Alpine Snowsports Centre was originally created by the British Army in 1969 and at the time was one of the longest dry slopes in the country. The main slope is 110 metres long and there are two nursery slopes are both 75 metres long. All slopes are fully floodlit and can open until late evening. Visitor numbers are reported to exceed 25,000 users each year.
"(The centre is) …an important facility for local people which we don't want to lose. It's been integral to the success of winning Special Olympic gold medals and it's the first place many people learned to ski," said Sophie Porter, Rushmoor Borough Council's cabinet member for healthy communities and active lives.
A date for the reopening has not yet been confirmed with the new operators currently carrying out an audit of the centre's assets and working out its new operating plans.
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