Snowplanet

Snow slope inside Snowplanet

Snowplanet is an indoor snow recreation centre in Silverdale on the Hibiscus Coast in New Zealand.

Snowplanet is New Zealand's first indoor snow facility. It lies 20 minutes north of Auckland city. The snowdome, approximately 40 x 200 m and built on the side of a hill, features 50 centimetres of real snow (man-made), three tows, a terrain park for freestyle skiers and snowboarders and a separate learners slope.

The company offers ski rentals and lessons, offers a wide range of programs for all abilities and offers group bookings for schools and businesses. It also has a small store that sells gloves, helmets and socks and offers a range of off-snow services, including; a restaurant & licensed bar, meeting and conference facilities.

References

From The Mouths Of Sporting Greats (26 April 2005).
We check out Snow Planet (14 March 2005).
Cool Business (2005).

External links

Official website

Ski areas and resorts in New Zealand

Commercial skifields

North Island

Auckland	Snow Planet¹

Mount Ruapehu	Turoa Whakapapa

South Island

Canterbury	Mount Lyford Mount Potts^2,3 Mount Hutt² Mount Dobson Porters² Roundhill

Otago	Cardrona Coronet Peak Invincible Ohau The Remarkables Snow Farm⁴ Snow Park^5,6 Treble Cone

Club skifields

North Island

Mount Ruapehu	Tukino

Taranaki	Manganui

South Island

Nelson Lakes	Rainbow Mount Robert⁶

Canterbury	Broken River Craigieburn Valley Fox Peak Hanmer Springs Mount Cheeseman Mount Olympus Temple Basin

Otago	Awakino

1: Indoor ski slope 2: Former club skifield 3: Heliskiing 4: Cross-country skiing 5: Terrain park 6: Closed

Coordinates: 36°38′07″S 174°40′00″E / 36.6353°S 174.6666°E / -36.6353; 174.6666

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