Trafford Chill Factor E

£31m pound development.
Planning permission was granted in April 2005.
Work started on site in August 2006.
Chill Factore will open to the public on 16th November 2007.
The building contractor is Sir Robert McAlpine Ltd.
The architect is FaulknerBrowns.

Real snow is one of the major features of Chill Factor^e. The snow is made from compressed air and water which are blasted into a chilled atmosphere. On hitting the freezing air temperature, snowflakes are formed. This process will take place every night and produce a fresh covering of 5mm. The composition of real and artificially produced real snowflakes is the same; the physical difference can only be spotted under a microscope. However whereas real snowflakes take hours to form artificially produced real snow takes just seconds.

Superior design is a key aspect of Chill Factore. The two ski lifts on the main slope will be suspended from the ceiling, rather than from towers, so that there is less obstruction on the slope. There will also be two ‘travellators’ or moving walkways leading to the top of the nursery slope for ease of use by beginners.

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Details

Events

Slope Runs

Run	Length (m)	Width (m)	Drop (m)	Gradients (°)	Uplift	Surface
Main	180	40			Button Tow	Acer Snowmec
No central pillars. Two Poma tows, also with no pillars
Kindergarten	40	20				Acer Snowmec
Will have a permanent tubing/tobogganing course and will also be used for teaching
Teaching slope	40	40			Travelator	Acer Snowmec

Lessons

A ‘School of Excellence’ will be set up at Chill Factore with BASI Chairman Andrew Lockerbie establishing the premier instruction centre in the country where skiers and boarders of all levels can be taught by a team of technically outstanding instructors.

Food/Drink

The total width at the bottom of the slope will be 100 metres so there will be plenty of opportunities for spectators. At first floor level there will be a balcony inside the ski slope which spectators can walk out on to or even sit on while they have a hot drink!

Other Facilities

There will also be a toboggan run (approx 60m long) and a snow play area for children with igloos, ice castles, slides, etc.

A separate children’s snowplay area will be provided, plus a large ice climbing wall.

The slope page for Trafford Chill Factor E can be administered by dunx (Dunx), stu (Stu Brass), spencer (Spencer Claridge) and office (Office). Slope type: Indoor Snow. Status: Open

Contact Trafford Chill Factor E Trafford Way Trafford Quays Manchester M41 7JA United Kingdom Interactive Map Tel: 0161 749 2222 Slope Email Slope Website Weather at M41 7JA

Runs Total Runs: 3 Max. Length: 180m Total Length: 260m Total Area: 9,600m2 Page stats Page views: 28373 Page updated:      8 November, 2007