Chill Factor^e News

Here's the park setup for tonight's visit from the ThirtyTwo international snowboard team at Chill Factore. Top Set Upper Set Lower Set Bottom Set More...

The ThirtyTwo international snowboard team are on their European Tour this month and they are starting off at Chill Factore (the only tour stop in the North)! ThirtyTwo have joined forces with Subvert boardstore to host a special freestyle event on Monday 23rd January 2012! This is your .... More...

Guests to Chill Factore in Manchester are being encouraged to kiss on the piste, bringing romance to the slopes during the festive season as they pass under a giant piece of mistletoe hanging above the slope. To start it all off, Rachel and Rob Jones from Mold, North Wales were the first couple .. More...

Chill Factore in Trafford, Manchester have just let SCUK know about the great deals they've put together to support World Snowboard Day on 18th December. The offers are… BOGOF - Snowboard Tasters all day (promo code - WSDTASTER) BOGOF - 2hr Lift pass from 9am - 11am (promo code - WSDLP) The .. More...

A unique opportunity has arisen for a Snowsports Manager/Senior Instructor at Chill Factore. This role is a key Role within the Operations team, and the Snowsports Manager will ensure Chill Factore is the pre-eminent snow centre of its kind, and is the UK’s premier Snowsports Centre of ....More...

Manchester skiers can write their names in history as record breakers today as they managed to break the Guinness World Record for the longest chain of skiers at Chill Factore. The current Guinness World Record for the longest chain of skiers stands at 50 people, and was smashed on the slopes ....More...

What: Manchester’s Chill Factore is attempting a Guinness World Record for the longest chain of skiers. Where: The main slope, Chill Factore, Trafford Way, Trafford Quays Leisure Village, Manchester, M41 7JA When: 8.30am – 11am on Wednesday 9 November Manchester’s indoor snow slope will see ....More...

Whilst you have all been sunning yourself down south, North of the border we never really had the Indian Summer that seemed to happen to every other part of the UK. Instead we stayed in normal summer mode (where we go straight from Spring to Autumn) and have already had several good dustings of ....More...

It is the globe’s favourite new fitness regime and now, for the first time ever, Zumba is taking to the piste. Zumba on snow? In Manchester? Yes – in a global first, Manchester based Chill Factore, is giving the world its new favourite fitness activity – on snow. And, the really good news ....More...

Fed up now the summer holidays are over? Why not try something different for the new term – and now’s your chance to go risk-free! The popular Money Back Guarantee has been reintroduced for September, offering anyone who isn’t sure about trying skiing, snowboarding or any of the other snow ....More...

Chill Factore have their final airbag event of the year this Friday. Passes are still available for only £10 if you have a September unlimited lift pass. Further information is available here.

Want to be the coolest kid on the slopes? Show your skills at Chill Factore in the Snow Stars Talent Contest. Do you have what it takes to become the best skier or snowboarder? Fancy pitting your coolest moves against the best of the rest on the piste? Are you ready to learn and take it to the ....More...

TheAirBag.net goes skis and boards on Friday despite the summer season! Friday sees us return to Chill Factor-e Manchester. We will be out from 6:30 pm until 11:00pm. We also have our new indoor kicker with us and would love to know what you think about it. A 10% is up for grabs if your ....More...

Chill Factore have opened up their August Unlimited Lift pass to include Core freestyle nights. Unlike previous months, the August Unlimited Lift Pass now includes the Friday night freestyle only sessions. So for just £50 guests can make the most of our permanent features throughout the week and ....More...

Recent research by the Daily Mail has found that parents spend on average in excess of £2,000 to keep their children entertained over the Summer holidays. Manchester’s Chill Factore has the perfect solution for parents not wanting to break the bank, and is bucking the trend for expensive days ....More...

It's that time of year where we need to carry out main slope snow conditioning work ahead of the summer. Snow conditioning occurs every year after the busy winter period and is basically a form of quality control for snow. While we produce snow every night and closely monitor the snow quality to ....More...

TheAirBag.net goes skis and boards on Friday and then bikes on Saturday! Friday sees us return to Chill Factor-e Manchester. We will be out from 6:30 pm until 11:00pm. A 10% discount is up for grabs if your session is booked in advance or call 0161 749 2222. We then move onto Livingston on ....More...

The hype surrounding last years Oakley Grom Games made it a hard act to follow but this year’s event was in a different league. Over 140 freeskiers and snowboarders entered, bringing along their families, friends and entourages. The quality of riding and the fun and camaraderie just goes to prove .... More...

Staring on Monday 23rd May the Chill Factore shaping team will start putting out permanent freestyle features for the summer months! The rookie to intermediate features will be positioned towards the top of the main slope and will be available all day every day! So if you fancy a quick shred ....More...

Tomorrow night sees the UK's first ever on snow based Snowbombing event take place at Chill Factore. The event kicks off at 7pm with some slope side action followed by an after party until 2am with Snowbombing finest DJs, including the Urban Knights and Doorly. The whole of the main slope is ....More...

Here's the Chill Factore park layout for this week. Rookie Line (Wed > Fri)Subvert Small Box - RO Gas Pipe Stall Subvert Small Box - RO Gap Jump Picnic Table - GO Pro Line (Wed > Fri)Flat Down Rail- RO Shotgun Rail - SO Barry Jibb - SO Gas Pipes - SO Back to Back C Boxes - GO Full ....More...

We like to keep it real here at Chill Factore and mix things up to keep it fresh, which is why we alter our park layout each freestyle week. As we now have so many new features and near endless possibilities with our modular boxes we haven't got around to creating lovely images for them all just ..More...

Chill Factore is offering free slope time to skiers and snowboarders disappointed by the closure of Ski Rossendale. Until 15 April, Rossendale residents can try out the UK’s longest indoor real snow slope by taking advantage of a free one hour lift pass. The offer is open to any Rossendale skier ..More...

Manchester’s Chill Factore is making a number of changes to its Core freestyle offering, following feedback from regulars at the indoor real snow centre. From Friday 4 March, Core freestyle nights will be full slope freestyle only sessions held every other Friday. The park – revamped in October ..More...

Fred the Red and Moonchester went head-to-head in a pre-derby meeting this morning at Manchester’s Chill Factore. The official Manchester United and Manchester City mascots took to the slopes at the indoor real snow centre today (Monday 7 February) ahead of the Manchester derby this weekend. .... More...

Certain former Sky Sports presenters may not agree, but Manchester’s Chill Factore knows women are good at sport – and is launching its first ladies only morning to celebrate. Women skiers and boarders are invited to get their kit on and hit the main slope at a ladies only morning on Tuesday 1 ....More...

There's a heap of tasy offers this month at Chill Factore and you can check them all out here. One we know you'll be interested in is the Late Night Special - 2hr Lift Pass for £15. This is valid every weekday evening until Monday 31st January and are exclusive to online bookings. Although you ....More...

Tonight is the last Core freestyle night of 2010 at Chill Factore. Core freestyle and all the coaching sessions will be back again in the first week of January after just a couple of weeks off during the peak Christmas period. To sign the year off in style S-Box will be out for just the 2nd time!..More...

Indoor snow centre Chill Factore has appointed Morwenna Angove, formerly sales and marketing director at Alton Towers Resort, as its new chief executive. She takes up her post at the attraction near the Trafford Centre immediately and will work with outgoing CEO Stephen Evans until the end of .... More...

Guests visiting Chill Factore’s revamped website - www.chillfactore.com - will now be able to slalom their way around the site’s pages as smoothly as a pro skier on the slopes. As well as refreshing the look of all pages, the indoor real snow centre has simplified its online booking process and ....More...

Dave "Pocket" Oldacre Okay, so the last time Charlie and I were sent on one of these opening night events for SCUK, it was the Airbag at Sheffield Ski Village, outside, in March and it was slinging it down. So when I get a message from Dunx asking us to go to Manchester's Chill Factore for the .... More...

Recent work at Chill Factore included some essential summer maintenance required after three very busy winters. During this time Chill Factore took the opportunity to strengthen the slope to allow them to provide bigger and better freestyle features. Now all the work is complete, it's time for ....More...

Eight-year-old Rae Atkin from Warrington and eleven year old Faisal Awan from Neston were chosen from more than 300 young hopefuls, as the most promising first-time skier and snowboarder after taking part in the three-day Snow Stars Talent Contest initiative at Manchester’s Chill Factore indoor ....More...

Freestyle is set to return to Chill Factore this autumn, with the launch of a new park to rival Europe’s best. Manchester’s indoor real snow centre has invested almost £25,000 in the revamped park, which will feature new modular boxes and a freestyle favourite - the picnic bench - from top .... More...

Manchester’s Chill Factore is inviting qualified snowboard and ski instructors to take to the slope with the team in the centre’s latest recruitment drive. Positions available at the snowsport Centre of Excellence include part time snowboard and ski instructors. The search for new talent ....More...

Statement from Stephen Evans, Chief Executive at Chill Factore, re: summer ongoing maintenance work Stephen Evans, Chief Executive at Chill Factore, said: “Our essential summer maintenance programme is taking longer than initial indications suggested. “We are working with our contractors ..More...

Manchester’s Chill Factore is launching a search to find the region’s skiing and snowboarding stars of the future. The Snow Stars Talent Contest is inviting eight to 14 year olds to enjoy a free taster session in either snowboarding or skiing, with the most promising taking part in a further two ..More...

Stephen Evans, Chief Executive at Chill Factore, said: “As many of our regular guests will know, in order to carry out essential maintenance work both on and under the main slope this summer, we have, unfortunately, been unable to put out a freestyle park over the past six weeks. “We fully ....More...

Stephen Evans, Chief Executive at Chill Factore, said: “As many of our regular guests will know, we have been carrying out maintenance work on and under the main slope for the past five weeks. This work has been carried out to accommodate a new tenant in the 25,000 sq ft unit underneath the slope, ....More...

Stephen Evans, Chief Executive at Chill Factore, said: “We are currently undertaking maintenance work to accommodate a potential new tenant in the 25,000 sq ft unit underneath the slope. This involves both moving a bin store and certain other storage areas. “Unfortunately, the disruption caused ..More...

The details on Chill Factore's Summer Freestyle originally posted here have been removed due to the interruption caused by essential maintenance.

Here’s the Chill Factore park layout and park opening times for this week. Wednesday: 6pm - 10pm – Click here to book now Thursday: 6pm – 10pm – Click here to book now Friday: 6pm - 10pm – Click here to book now Please note that due to essential maintenance the freestyle park will .. More...

Here’s the Chill Factore park layout and park opening times for this week. Please note that the park will be limited this week due to essential main slope maintenance. Wednesday: 6pm - 10pm – Click here to book Thursday: Subvert Academy Only Friday: 6pm - 10pm – Click here to book .. .. More...

It may be warming up outside, but the summer is a key time of the year for snowsports enthusiasts looking to get in as much time on the slopes as possible, be it preparing for the summer competition series or simply riding with friends ahead of the winter season. To help out, Chill Factore has ....More...

Here’s the Chill Factore park layout and park opening times for this week. Wednesday: 6pm - 11pm – Click here to book now. Thursday: Grom Camp Only & please note the main slope will close at 9pm. Friday: 6pm - 11pm – Click here to book now. Oh and don’t forget that the Airbag is back .... More...

The airbag is back this summer at Chill Factore and it’s going to be bigger then ever! The format is the same as last years hugely popular sessions so grab your mates and get involved! Starting on Friday 7th May, and returning every first Friday of the month until September, the guys at ....More...

Here’s the Chill Factore park and park opening times for this week. Thursday: 6pm - 11pm – Click here to book now Friday: 6pm - 11pm – Click here to book now We will endeavour to get the full park open on Wednesdays and Thursdays, however, please note that it may only be possible to .... More...

Here's the park layout for the Oakley Grom Games at Chill Factore this coming Saturday 17th April. There will also be a few extra jib surprises on the day! Click here for more information and to book your spot at Chill Factore biggest freestyle event to date. If you have any problems booking, .. More...

Here’s the Chill Factore park and park opening times for this week. Wednesday: 6pm - 11pm – Click here to book now Thursday: Subvert Academy Only Friday: 6pm - 11pm – Click here to book now Oh and don’t forget that the Grom Games is just over a week away and it’s not just for skiing! .. .. More...

Here’s the Chill Factore park and park opening times for this week. Wednesday: 6pm - 11pm – click here to book. Thursday: 6pm - 11pm – click here to book. Friday: 6pm - 11pm – click here to book. We will endeavour to get the full park open on Wednesdays and Thursdays, however, .... More...

Here’s the Chill Factore park and park opening times for this week. Wednesday: 6pm - 11pm – click here to book Thursday: Subvert Academy Only Friday: 6pm - 11pm – click here to book We will endeavour to get the full park open on Wednesdays and Thursdays, however, please note that it .. More...

Here’s the Chill Factore park and park opening times for this week. Wednesday: 6pm - 11pm – Click here to book. Thursday: Subvert Academy only. Friday: 6pm - 11pm – Click here to book. More...

Snowsport England has announced that it is to receive £985,000 of Government and National Lottery funding to get more people skiing and snowboarding in high quality environments. Manchester’s Chill Factore is one of the venues set to benefit from the funding. In the past year, more than 1,500 ....More...

Here's the Chill Factore park for this Friday. More...

Here's the park for Friday. More...

On 17th April Chill Factore will host the first Oakley Grom Games. Registration starts at midday and is open to snowboarders and skiers. More...

Here's the park layout. More...

Check out the Freestyle Park and opening times this week at Chill Factore. Wednesday 10th Feb: Park open from 5pm-11pm Thursday 11th Feb: Subvert Academy only – Click here to book now Friday 12th Feb: Core freestyle night from 7pm-11pm Note: The park plan is subject to change More...

Check out the Freestyle Park and opening times this week at Chill Factore. Wednesday 3rd Feb: Park open from 5pm-11pm Thursday 4th Feb: Park open from 6pm – 11pm Friday 5th Feb: Core freestyle night from 7pm-11pm. Note: The park plan is subject to change More...

Check out the Freestyle Park for this Friday's Core Freestyle night. Note: The park plan is subject to change More...

Due to popular demand there will be another chance to learn and perfect your freestyle skills this January on Thursday 21st. The Subvert Academy is a freestyle coaching session for all snowboarders looking to take their riding to another level. Whether you’re hitting your first kicker or ....More...

Check out this week’s freestyle park at Chill Factore. Click here to book your session. More...

Below are the plans for the first freestyle night of 2010 at Chill Factore on Friday 8th January. Due to the current weather and travel conditions tonight’s Freestyle session will finish at 10pm, that’s still 3 hours riding. For current opening time information please visit www.chillfactore... More...

Due to the Christmas holidays freestyle at Chill Factore will be taking a break from 19th December to 5th Jan. That means the last freestyle night of 2009 will be this Friday 18th December and it will return in the New Year on Wednesday 6th January. The Subvert Academy on Thursday 14th January is ..More...

Check out the teaser for the Secret Sessions film that will be premiering at Chill Factore on Wednesday 16th December. More Snowboarding >> To mark the occasion the shapers will be building a special park to incorporate as many features from the secret sessions as possible. So look out for a .. More...

Come along to Chill Factore on Wednesday to see what really happens when the lights go off! Documenting the passion and talent of some of the UK’s finest snowboarders and skiers, including Colum Mytton and Joe Tomlinson, ‘Secret Sessions – Volume One’ - will première on Wednesday 16th December .... More...

Here's the Chill Factore Core Freestyle night park for the coming Friday. More...

With Christmas fast approaching Chill Factore would like to start the season of goodwill with a set of fantastic offers. Get your snowboard legs back with this great offer for main slope snowboarders. Buy one get one half price Buy an Off Peak Lift Pass between now and Fri 27th Nov 2009 ....More...

Here's the Chill Factore Core Freestyle night park for this Friday. More...

DC Board Testing, DC DJ Seb Kern, DC UK Snow Team, MC Christian Stevenson, Free Monster Energy, DC Prizes and FREEBIES and we're playing DC DVDs all night all in association with Snow & Rock - what more dya want on a friday night? RAD. Friday 20th November, 7 - 11pm More...

On Friday 6th November, only 6 days after Europe’s best female snowboarders come to Chill Factore, leading French snowboarder Nico Droz will arrive with the rest of the Advita team as part of the European tour for Homies 2 – Locked outside. Ian Staton of Advita UK explained: “Homies 2 is a film .. More...

On Saturday 31st October, guys and girls will have the chance to ride alongside some of Europe’s top female snowboarders at Chill Factore. All freestyle snowboarders attending the event will get the chance to ride alongside Cheryl Maas and other Volcom pro-riders Sarka Pancochova and Kari Opsal. .. More...

Here's the Chill Factore park for this Friday. A massive THANK YOU to Barry Gee for the new feature called 'Barry Jibb'! Be amongst the first to session the new feature at one of our 3 freestyle nights this week! Wednesday on the Student Park, Thursday is an open session and Friday will be .... More...

On Saturday 31st October, girls will have the chance to ride alongside some of Europe’s top female snowboarders, with the arrival of the Volcom Action Girls “Fridge Fandango”. Freestyle snowboarders attending the event will receive coaching from Cheryl Maas and other Volcom pro-riders - two of .... More...

Friday 2nd October 2009 sees Chill Factore host the Santa Cruz 20th Birthday Battle on the main slope from 7pm until 11pm. In its honour, Santa Cruz will be taking over the freestyle slope and creating a unique freestyle night for snowboarders and skiers. Santa Cruz will be introducing the ‘.... More...

Larry Gott – the guitarist in Manchester band James - is to join a group of Chill Factore team members for a charity sky dive this Thursday (1st October) to raise funds for skiing and snowboarding charity, Disability Snowsport UK (DSUK). The group will be jumping with the Red Devils in an ....More...

The Chill Factore Airbag event for Friday 25th September has now sold out! They will however still be offering the usual Friday Core freestyle night to all interested where they will have the whole slope dedicated to freestyle as usual. Slope action starts 6.30pm onwards.

The final Core Airbag night of 2009 is fast approaching and is booking up fast. The return of the hugely popular and solely dedicated freestyle event includes exclusive use on the WHOLE of the main slope. Our Airbag night offers a unique opportunity to push your skills, spins and flips, just the .. More...

The evening of September 11th sees Westbeach celebrate being 30 at Chill Factore in Manchester. Westbeach and Chill Factore will host a jam session and party to coincide with the launch of the new Westbeach book; ʻOUT WEST: Snowboarding, Westbeach and a New Canadian Dreamʼ celebrating .... More...

Friday 11th September 2009 sees Chill Factore host Westbeach's official 30th birthday celebratory book launch. In its honour Westbeach will be taking over the freestyle slope and creating a unique and fun freestyle jam night for skiers and snowboarders. You can expect a unique jib feature .... More...

Chill Factore's Subvert Academy is a monthly freestyle coaching session for all snowboarders looking to take their riding to another level. Subvert Academy has some of the highest qualified freestyle coaches in the country - Jo Howard and Kev Edwards (ISIA) who are both BASI Level 2 freestyle .... More...

Get ready for an amazing freestyle night at Chill Factore on Saturday 5th September. The guys from FBBB, For Boarders By Boarders, will be setting up the freestyle park and bringing along their crew of beat boxers, DJs and crazy artists for one epic freestyle jam. This is going to be much .... More...

Here's the park for this week at Chill Factore. Forthcoming freestyle events at Chill Factore, including the FBBB UK Tour & the Core Airbag Sessions! More...

Here's the park for Saturday's Subvert Board and Ski for Cancer event, held in aid of Christie's Cancer Hospital in Manchester. More...

Friday 26th June sees the return of the airbag to Chill Factore for the second WHOLE SLOPE freestyle ONLY night. So if you want to dial some new tricks or simply throw yourself of a huge jump onto a massive airbag for the fun of it, book your Core Airbag Session NOW! The freestyle park will be .... More...

Here's the Chill Factore park for this week. The full park will only be out for Thursday and Friday this week, but they have a couple of permanent features out for the rest of the week. More...

Here's the Chill Factore park for this Friday. More...

Check out the spectacular offers available at Chill Factore this summer. Summer Membership Enjoy 30% savings off lift passes and lessons this summer at Chill Factore with our summer membership. Get your summer membership now to enjoy 30% off until 31st August 2009 for only £45 for Adults and £....More...

Here's the Chill Factore park for this Friday, which will feature an awesome hip. More...

On Friday 1st May 2009 Chill Factore will kick off an action packed summer of freestyle with the Core ‘Throwdown’ night. The Core ‘Throwdown’ night is an evening of tricks, tunes and spot prizes! So ‘Throwdown’ something special and you may be taking away a prize or two! Spot prizes will be .... More...

Here's the Chill Factore park for Friday evening. More...

This Friday, 17th April, sees the first ever whole slope freestyle only night at Chill Factore. Not only will the whole slope be littered with jibs, rails and kickers but the guys from theairbag.net are bringing along their airbag for good measure (please note that the airbag is now FULLY BOOKED). .. More...

On Friday 17th April the guys at theairbag.net will be bringing a huge airbag along to the 1st Core Freestyle only night. So if you want to dial some new tricks or simply throw yourself of a huge jump onto a massive airbag for the fun of it, the Core Airbag Sessions are for you. The Airbag & .... More...

Here's the Chill Factore park for this Friday night. More...

To celebrate St Patrick’s Day (17th March), Chill Factore is giving skiers and boarders three hours of fun on the main slope for the price of a one and a half hour session*. The Alpine village is also celebrating St Patrick’s Day off the slopes with award-winning ice cream parlour, Fredericks, ....More...

Friday 6th March 2009 sees the Quiksilver UK indoor freestyle night tour, 'Rails, Bails & Large Ales', arrive at Chill Factore. Graham MacVoy, park designer for the Red Bull Rail Storm amongst others, will be working with us to create the perfect playground for freestyle skiers and snowboarders. .... More...

Here's the Chill Factore park layout for this Friday's CORe event, which will see the Battlesub transformed into a down flat down. More...

This Friday's CORe freestyle night sees the arrival of a brand new feature called the ‘Battlesub’. The Battlesub will be ready for combat this week as an up flat down but is able to transform into different shapes to keep you on your toes. So come along this Friday from 7pm to be among the .... More...

Here's the Chill Factore park for this Friday's CORe. More...

Here's the Chill Factore park for this Friday's CORe session. Remember, no more freestyle on Saturdays now. It's all about that Friday feeling. More...

With over a year under the belt, December sees the movement of CORe freestyle nights from Saturday evenings to Friday nights. So put Friday 5th December in your diary as the beginning of Friday freestyle nights at Chill Factore. All that’s changing is the day as the freestyle park will still be .. More...

The Westbeach Freezer Jam promises to be a unique event bringing together the top freestyle snowboarding and skiing talent in the UK with top quality prizes up for grabs. There’s a weeks stay for 2 at CHILL CHALET, France, and a 4 day stay and ride at RED MOUNTAIN RESORT in Canada topping the prize .. More...

Here is the park for this week, starting today! The park will stay out for tomorrow’s special Subvert/Burton DVD premier after session. The latest Burton film It's Always Snowing Somewhere will be shown upstairs in the St Anton & Aspen suites from 7pm. There will be giveaways on the night, .... More...

With the Westbeach freezer jam at chill factore less than 3 weeks away, get some last minute trick tips from tips from UK Legend Danny Wheeler. Danny will be joined by the rest of the Westbeach UK team to offer their services from 7pm to 11pm this Saturday, 1st Nov, to get you dialing your tricks .... More...

Due to the European alpine championships on the 11th & 12th October at the chill factore there will be no freestyle this saturday. We are sorry for the inconvenience. Freestyle will continue from next saturday (18th) as usual.

Skiers and snowboarders at Chill Factore are to get an exclusive chance to try out next season’s top-flight demonstration kit before it hits the shops. Top ski and snowboard brands will bring their 2008/09 collections to Chill Factore on Friday 29 August. Freestyle features will be set up and ....More...

Here's the Chill Factore park layout for this Saturday. More...

This Saturday's City Jam "Heroes and Villians" is at the new price of £35 for four hours. Check out the event poster and slope layout. More...

Due to the British Alpine Championships on the 5th & 6th July, the Chill Factore freestyle park will be closed on the Saturday 5th. There will be permanent features out from Monday to Thursday each week. Sorry for the inconvenience and we look forward to seeing you at our next Core freestyle night ....More...

Here's the Chill Factore slope for this Saturday night. More...

The permanent freestyle features are going to be out Monday to Thursday. The freestyle night is on Saturday and runs from 7pm - 11pm.

Conquering Everest - Chill Factore's Charity Virtual Ascent. A Tribute to Sir Edmund Hilary. Chill Factore’s instructors have been “climbing Everest”, in a 24-hour uphill ski marathon tribute to Sir Edmund Hillary. The huge test of endurance at the UK’s first indoor real snow Alpine Village .. More...

Chill Factore will be hosting permanent freestyle features from Monday to Saturday. Sunday will be the only day that there are no freestyle features, as there is race training on.

Here's the proposed Chill Factore slope layout for their City Jam on Saturday 10th May. The City Jam will be supported by Dare 2 Be, who will be giving out spot prizes through out the night. There will also be a after party in the Chillies Bar run by Corona where there will be drink & food deals. .. More...

Due to the success of February’s trial for early morning lessons on the nursery slope, Chill Factore is happy to announce that lessons on the nursery slope will be available from 8am everyday and will close at 10pm up until April 21st 2008. So, come along and be one of the first to check out ....More...

Chill Factore's online booking system is now available for use. Please visit booking.chillfactore.com, to make your next booking. No more time wasting in queues or on the phone.

Chill Factore’s nursery slopes are to be opened for an extra two hours in the morning for the rest of February to meet the huge demand for its lessons and taster sessions. Tuition and taster sessions will now be available from 8am each day for the rest of the month. Early morning lessons will ....More...

Come celebrate the launch of CORE Chill Factore’s Freestyle Night on February 9th. Freestyle from 7pm till 10pm then head over to Chilli’s Bar for a bite to eat and drink! Special Launch Party Price – includes 3 hours of slope time, food and drink at Chilli’s Bar - Adults £44 and Juniors £32. More...

Christmas events and the January sales had serious competition in the North West this year as people from all over the region flocked to the UK’s first real snow Alpine village and snowsports centre, Chill Factore. The enthusiasm of local people for Chill Factore‘s mix of snowsports, slope-side ....More...

We received this from Pat Sharples, the guy in charge of the freestyle at Chill Factore. I just wanted to give you a update on the Chill Factore freestyle sessions. We have not been sending layouts of the parks as they are still having a little trouble with getting the snow we need to build the ....More...

There will be a freestyle session this Saturday at the Chill Factore for 7pm to 9.30pm. They would strongly recommend that anyone wishing to attend should pre-book a lift pass to avoid disappointment as it is still incredibly busy. There is a selection of rails and a kicker that will suit all ....More...

Here's the word from park-meister Pat Sharples... The freestyle park has been set up on Saturday nights every week apart from the time they had problems with the snow on the first week. The issue has been that they have been fully booked on the slope and that has made it hard for people to get ....More...

It seems like the UK's newest slope is having a few teething problems. At the current time the main slope is closed due to a lack of snow, although they expect it to be open again tomorrow. However, Saturday's freestyle session is canceled.

Chill Factore feels like a great place to come and snowboard. The Street feels intimate – almost cosy, whilst the slope feels vast – just like a real resort. Read the full review and check out the gallery. More...

The Chill Factore indoor snow centre opens at the Trafford Centre in Manchester within the next few weeks. A grand opening will take place on November 16th with a "soft opening" prior to that.Planning permission for what is the UK’s fifth concurrently operational indoor snow centre was granted in .... More...

Ski-mounting - the setting up of ski and snowboard equipment - has taken place at Chill Factore as preparations for the imminent opening of the North West’s real snow indoor Alpine Village continue.More than 400 sets of skis and 200 snowboards were delivered to the site and racked up by teams from .... More...

Well, their old website seems to be redirected to a "test" domain, but we assume they're happy for you to take a look. More...

It's all becoming a bit clearer now we have a direct line to Pat Sharples, crowned prince of UK freestyle skiing and park guru at Chill Factor e. Pat says:I thought I would let you know a bit more what they have planned for the Chill Factor freestyle sessions. It looks like you will be able to ride ..More...

You've been asking a few questions on the forum, so here's a few answers from the Chill Factor e indoor slope opening next month near the Trafford Centre, Manchester.What about freestyle sessions?There will be one freestyle session a week, which lasts 1 hr 50 mins.Who's in charge of freestyle?Pat .... More...

The snow cannons were officially turned on at Chill Factore just a few days ago and over the next five weeks, they will operate continuously ahead of the November 9 opening. SCUK have negotiated a 30% discount for all SCUK members on the CFe membership costs, which in turn will give you 30% off ....More...

I guess many of you have been waiting for this, so we thought we'd post it up as soon as we got it. You'll be glad to hear that SCUK have negotiated a 30% discount on CFe's Annual Membership package and we'll announce full details of that nearer the time.General Price ListOff peak 7am – 6pm ....More...

Chill Factore, the Alpine village due to open just outside Manchester in November, has been chosen as the UK’s championship skiing centre. It will be the official indoor training headquarters for Snowsport GB, the body which represents competitive racing and snowboarding at international level. ....More...

Work is speeding ahead, with the flooring on the main slope - the longest and widest in Europe - now complete. What’s more, the cresta-inspired toboggan track is now installed and winds 60m down and around the nursery slope area. More...

A report in the Manchester Evening News reveals that the developers would have considered locating Chill Factor e elsewhere if they had known about Manchester's plans for road congestion charges.

The British Disabled Ski Team (BDST) has selected Chill Factore as the UK venue for its group training ahead of the Vancouver 2010 Paralympics.The team has confirmed it will use the North West’s real snow indoor Alpine village for group training sessions when the venue opens in November.And .... More...

Construction milestone marked by ceremony to ward off evil spirits.Chairman Peter Moore and The Mayor of Trafford mark the end of the ceremony with a traditional 'noggin of ale'.A construction milestone at the North West’s first indoor real snow Alpine ski village has been commemorated by an .... More...

Work is progressing well on site. The steelwork is almost complete and the builders are currently cladding the exterior walls. Inside, the slopes are finished and the restaurants and retail areas can be clearly seen. David Sterland, Managing Director of Chill Factore said: “Despite the high winds .... More...

Chill Factore, the North West’s first indoor real snow Alpine ski village, has announced the appointment of international ski instructor and coach Peter Hinde as Snow Operations Manager. He joins Operations Director Andrew Lockerbie, Chairman of the British Association of Ski Instructors (BASI) .... More...

The SCUK boys are up in Manchester today meeting the owners of Chill Factor e. They sent down some shots via the miracle that is mobile telephony. Not long to wait now. More...

Chill Factore, the North West’s first real snow indoor Alpine ski village, is all fired up about the next World Firefighter Games, being hosted by Merseyside Fire & Rescue Service in 2008. Organisers have confirmed that ski events will take place at Chill Factore (just off Junction 10 on the M60) - ..More...

Chill Factore have now updated their website www.chillfactore.com to include the new webcam facility so you can follow construction. The slope plans to open in November this year. More...

Here's a shot of the new Chill FactorE near the Trafford Centre. 100m wide and it looks like they're using a similar slice constuction method used at Castleford and Braehead. Roll on October! More...

Following enormous interest from skiers and boarders around the world, the bosses of the new Chill Factore indoor snow centre currently under construction in Manchester are inviting people hoping to work at the facility to register their interest on the company’s website ahead of recruitment ....More...

The Alps are about to be moved to Greater Manchester as Britain's biggest indoor ski centre takes shape for an opening this October. Read the fill artle on Manchester Evening News. More...

Salomon has signed a partnership agreement with Chill Factore, the North West’s first indoor real snow Alpine village which will open in October 07.The deal includes the supply of all ski and snowboard rental equipment, hosting of events and promotions, plus Salomon sponsored team riders. ....More...

A report from Manchester Evening News has the opening date for October next year. The word "snowboard" even makes an appearance! Here's a snippet:Peter Moore, who brought Centre Parcs to the UK, is bringing his skills as a man of vision to a £31m indoor ski and snow village near the Trafford Centre...More...

Chill Factor's slope will be wider than Castleford Xscape's and will look like an Alpine ski resort rather than a leisure activity inside a shopping centre. More...

Here's another piece on the now certain plans to build a 180m slope next to the Trafford Centre in Manchester. More...

After little information, a report on the BBC claims that the Chill Factor indoor slope will be built next to the Trafford Centre in Manchester and will be open by October next year. More...

Manchester is on the way to getting its first indoor slope after so many false starts.Estates Gazette report,Snow predicted for Manchester ski centreTrafford borough council has endorsed plans for a £28m, 11-acre indoor ski centre next to the Trafford Centre, Manchester. This week the council ....More...

Chill Factor E is a £28m indoor snowsports centre is planned for an 11-acre site next to the Trafford Centre.Chill Factor E plans to open in 2006, and will offer two distinct environments, Chill-down and Warm-up. Chill-down will feature three separate 180m long snow slopes of different difficulty ....More...

David Sterland has sent us a copy of the artist's impression for the proposed indoor slope in Trafford, Chill Factor e.The view shown on the Artists Impression is not one which will generally be seen by the public as it is effectively taken from their “back of house”. This view was chosen as it was .. More...

Detailed plans have been submitted to Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council to build Britain’s biggest indoor snowsports destination on an 11-acre site next to The Trafford Centre. The £28million venue - Chill Factor E - is due to open in 2006 and will cover 23,225sq m (250,000sq ft). The snow ....More...

Manchester Online reports:THE biggest indoor ski centre in the country could bring the Alps to Greater Manchester. And Manchester city centre is to get its tallest office tower, with more than 30 storeys.Trafford Centre owners Peel Holdings are behind the group which wants to build the £28m alpine ....More...

Now we've heard the rumour from two sources. All we have is that plans have been revealed for a £28m snow venue in Trafford. That's all we have at the moment.