A new snowdome, believed to be the country's third, has opened in Eastern Germany.

Snowtropolis in Senftenberg has a 130m (450 feet) long slope, 36m (120 feet) wide and covered with 3,500 cubic metres of real snow. The dome is open from 9am to midnight daily.

The dome is located between Berlin and Dresden, close to the Polish and Czech borders.

Other facilities on site or in the vicinity include bowling, swimming pool, sauna, ice rink, restaurant and bars and Snowtropolis has its own ski and board school.

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