The Snow Dome is an
indoor ski slope at
Bispingen
Bispingen is a municipality in the Heidekreis district of Lower Saxony, Germany. It is a popular tourist destination with several holiday/theme parks. Its territory also includes the nature preserve of the Lüneburg Heath around the Wilseder B ...
in the German state of
Lower Saxony. It opened on 21 October 2006.
The
piste has a length of about , height about , and a width of up to . On the snow area of about , in addition to the downhill piste is a ''Funpark'', a toboggan run (''
Rodelbahn'') and a beginner's slope. The
incline
Incline, inclined, inclining, or inclination may refer to:
*Grade (slope), the tilt, steepness, or angle from horizontal of a topographic feature (hillside, meadow, etc.) or constructed element (road, railway, field, etc.)
*Slope, the tilt, steepn ...
varies between 20% at the top and 9% at the bottom.
There are two
ski lifts in the hall: a
button lift with a capacity of 1,600 passengers/hour and a
chair lift with a capacity of 3,000 passengers/hour. There is also a
Magic carpet (ski lift) for the nursery slope.
The interior temperature of the hall, which is open all year round, is kept at a constant .
The Snow Dome was closed on 31 March 2013 and employees were given their notice.
''Einstellung der Geschäftstätigkeit zum 31. März 2013.''
Accessed on 28 Feb 2013. It reopened in November 2013 after much redevelopment work.
References
External links
Snow Dome, Bispingen
Indoor ski resorts
Lüneburg Heath
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