World Indoor Snow Centres Guide 2025 Edition Published

A new edition of The World Indoor Snow Centres Guide from IndoorSnowNews.com has been published, the first full update in two years.

The Guide was first published in 2002 when there were less than 50 indoor snow centres, most of them in Europe.

The new edition details more than 190 indoor snow centres across nearly 50 countries on six continents, and over 100 more planned centres that never happened and all the issues connected with indoor snow and the companies involved. There are tables showing the biggest, longest, oldest, highest centres around the world and construction trends over the past four decades.

The Guide is compiled by the full-time, year-round, snow travel writer Patrick Thorne who has been reporting on indoor snow centres worldwide for more than 30 years.

The new edition has passed the 500 pages/100,000 words mark for the first time, adding more than 60 pages/20,000 words to reach 537 pages/109,000 words.

Main Changes In The 2025 Edition

More than 20 new indoor snow centres added and detailed, the majority in China.
Features grouped into themed sections including Statistics Tables, Environment Issues, History and Impact on Winter Sports Industry Worldwide.
The number of currently operating indoor snow centres worldwide has passed 150 for the first time – operating in more than 30 countries on six continents.
The number of indoor snow centres built in the past 40 years, including those that have since closed again, has reached 193 and looks set to top 200 by the end of 2025.
New world’s largest indoor snow centres (by various criteria) have opened over the past year, with centres set to beat these again due to opening in the next 12 months.
China passing 60 indoor snow centres open in 2025 (less than 50 had opened in the previous edition), all detailed over 133 pages on the new edition which also lists centres by province and city as well as by opening date.

The report is available as a PDF for €240 ($270 USD / £200) via: https://indoorsnownews.com/products/

Full contents below:

Introduction to the 2025 Edition (Page 5)
About This Guide and IndoorSnowNews.com (Page 6).

Statistics

The world’s largest indoor snow centres by slope area (Page 7).
The world’s largest indoor snow centres by slope length (Page 9).
The world’s largest Indoor Ski Areas By Combined Piste Length (Page 11)
The world’s largest indoor snow centres by vertical drop (Page 12).
Number of Indoor Slopes Currently Operating (By Country)(Page 31).
Indoor Snow Centre Types (Page 14).
Indoor snow slope construction continental comparisons (Page 15).

Impact on World Skiing

More than 100 million people have learned to ski on indoor snow over 40 years (Page 16).
Bode Miller’s Dream to Democratise Skiing (Page 17)
8 of 100 Countries On Planet Offering Skiing Do So Thanks To Indoor Snow (Page 19)
Growing Number of Snowsports Athletes Summer Training Indoors (Page 20)
Indoor Snow Centre Racers Compete At Alpine Ski World Championships (Page 21)

Environment

The environmental issues with indoor snow centres (Page 22).
Norway’s SNØ Indoor Snow Centre Is More Than Carbon Neutral (page 25)
Indoor Snow Centre Fully Self-Sufficient in Green Energy (page 27)
Green Energy Helps Indoor Snow Centres Stay Open (or Close) In Energy Crisis (page 28)
The Zero CO2 Groomer (page 29)
Indoor Snow Centres See Business Boom As Temps Rise And Glaciers Melt (page 30)

Practical Information

Indoor snow – the various types (Page 33).
How do indoor snow centres work? (Page 37)
Snowmaking Indoors or Outdoors In Positive Temperatures (Page 40)
Most Frequently Used Indoor Snow Centre Names (Page 42)
Groups Operating the Most Indoor Snow Centres (Page 43)
World records set in/by indoor snow centres (Page 45)
The Never Ending Indoor Ski Run (Page 49)

History

The History and Future of Indoor Snow Centres (Page 55).
It’s A Wonderful Life Revolutionised Movie Snow (Page 60)
Patents For Artificial Snow Substitutes (Page 61).
A chronology of indoor snow centre openings worldwide (Page 62).

Guide To Indoor Snow Centres Worldwide – Operating, Closed, Planned

Africa

Egypt, Lesotho, Morocco, South Africa (Pages 68 – 71)

Asia

Abu Dhabi (UAE), Bahrain, China, Dubai (UAE), India, Indonesia, Japan, Kuwait, Malaysia, Pakistan, The Philippines, Qatar, Ras Al Khaimah (UAE), Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Viet Nam (Pages 72 – 335).

Australasia / Oceania

Australia, New Zealand (Pages 336 – 347)

Europe

Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, The Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Russia, Spain, Sweden UK (Pages 348 - 478).

North America

The Bahamas, Canada, Mexico, Puerto Rico, USA (Pages 479 – 502)

South America

Brazil, Trinidad And Tobago (Pages 503 - 507)

The main companies involved in indoor snow centres worldwide.