We will endeavour to get the full park open on Wednesdays and Thursdays, however, please note that it may only be possible to open certain features in preparation for the CORE freestyle night on Fridays.
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 schools from across the North West have taken part in activities at Manchester’s indoor real snow centre, with many building snowsports tuition into their school programmes. Chill Factore also trains some of the country’s most promising young talent.
Chill Factore – Manchester’s indoor real snow centre - opened in November 2007 and is situated just off junction 10 of the M60. At 180 metres long, Chill Factore boasts the UK’s longest indoor real snow slope and runs a range of initiatives to improve accessibility to skiing and snowboarding for young people.
Chill Factore offers a range of tuition – from lessons for complete beginners, right up to expert race training for the country’s most promising young talent. Chill Factore is a centre of excellence for assessing GCSE and A Level Physical Education and the venue is working with local authorities and educational establishments to support the delivery of the new Sport and Active Leisure Diploma.
The venue is also working hard to make snowsports more accessible, for example by creating links with local authorities and school sports partnerships to provide funding for schools to take part in snowsports and through its support for the Manchester Healthy Schools programme.
Youth and community groups are also given access to snowsports through partnerships with, for example, Manchester City Football Club’s ‘City in the Community’ scheme and the Manchester United Foundation bringing groups of children regularly during the school holidays.
Chill Factore also has a clear focus on promoting skiing and snowboarding within universities, with twelve institutions attending on a regular basis. Competitions and training are organised to encourage students to develop their skills.
Stephen Evans, Chief Executive at Chill Factore, said: “We are delighted to have been named as a priority club for growing participation in snowsports. With the longest indoor real snow slope in the country, venues such as ours are a fantastic way for youngsters to both try out snowsports for first time and to continue to develop their skills. Our expert instructors and coaches are working hard to develop raw talent and this funding will enable us to give even more young skiers a shot at major international achievement.
“We are already seeing some fantastic skiers and snowboarders emerging from our slopes through our Race Club. Joanna Ryding and Bradley Morgan look particularly promising and we are doing all we can to support their dream of representing Great Britain at Olympic level in 2014.”
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
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 trying to master your skills on the boxes, qualified freestyle coaches will be on hand to help you get your shred on.
Sessions meet at 7.30pm in Subvert store inside Chill Factore. The coaches will then take you out in your groups to session the full park set up from 8pm till 10pm.
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 booking up quickly, so if you want to work off some festive indulgence in the New Year click here to book now!
Finally THANK YOU to all riders for a great year of Freestyle at Chill Factore, have a great Christmas and see you in the New Year.
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 transfer kicker, although probably not the size of the one in the teaser!
If you’ve not booked already click here to get involved, remember Chill Factore are offering a special 3 hour pass for the price of 2 hours, plus a free Secret Sessions DVD!
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 at Manchester’s indoor real snow centre. The footage - based around the after hours activities at Chill Factore - sees some of the UK’s biggest features get built and then sessioned into the early hours. The set ups in the film include the UK’s biggest channel transfer at 15 metres and the largest butter box seen indoors. The action doesn’t stop there - a girls section and a trip to the Mad Ferret music festival complete the line up.
Pat Sharples, Resident Chill Factore freestyle coach and Oakley and Salomon team manager, said: “The ‘Secret Sessions’ at Chill Factore are something that has never been done before in the UK. The quality of filming and editing really makes it stand out and shows the passion of snowsports amazingly well. The riders had so much fun and stepped it up at every session, especially locals Colum Mytton and Joe Tomlinson.”
Filmed in HD with a variety of high end equipment, this film is set to raise the bar of film quality of UK freestyle films.
Adam Boyle, one half of the film team behind ‘Secret Sessions’ and Chill Factore local, explained: “The reason we got involved with this project was simple, we love snowsports! It all happened organically as these guys were hitting the slope well before we turned up. It just made sense to get these sessions down on film, even if it meant ditching my snowboard to strap on the skis for the steady-cam shots! I’m not sure the type of equipment we used has ever been accessible for previous UK films so we hope this encourages future UK film makers.”
The night of shredding and cinematography kicks off at 7pm on the UK’s longest freestyle park. To mark the occasion, Chill Factore will be offering three hours riding for the price of two hours from 7pm to 10pm, a saving of £10 on the full price!
After the slope side freestyle action go up to Chilli’s bar to watch the film premiere of ‘Secret Sessions’ at 10.30pm for FREE.
This night is dedicated to all the skiers and snowboarders who have ridden at Chill Factore and have contributed to one of the strongest freestyle scenes in the country. And as another little treat, all guests booking on the ‘Secret Session’ pass will receive a FREE Limited Edition Secret Sessions DVD.
Not riding? You can still welcome to come along and watch all the action and the awesome film premiere in Chilli’s bar for FREE!
Chill Factore is situated just off junction 10 of the M60, and has free parking.
For bookings and more information on Chill Factore, visit www.chillfactore.com or call 0161 749 2222.
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 and get the chance to buy one for the following week, Mon 30th Nov - Fri 4th Dec 2009, for half price. Half price lift pass can be booked over the phone on 0161 749 2222 or at Guest Services in Chill Factore.
Offer valid weekdays at off peak times only. Half price lift pass must be taken on a weekday during the following week, Mon 30th Nov - Fri 4th Dec 2009, at off peak times. Only one half price lift pass per full price lift pass bought before Fri 27th Nov 2009.
Arrange a day out with your friends or family, it's up to you how you share the saving! Ideal for groups to club together and go for a ride. We will make sure that we have a couple of freestyle features open during the day on Wednesdays and Thursdays for you to session too.
Buy 5 lift passes, get 6th free
Buy 5 off peak lift passes and get the 6th lift pass for free. Offer valid until Fri 4th December 2009 (6pm). This great group lift pass offer can be booked over the phone on 0161 749 2222 or at Guest Services in Chill Factore.
All lift passes, including free lift pass, must be purchased for the same date and start time and on the same booking. The value of the free lift pass will be the same as the cheapest paid for lift pass.
If you're off on your first snowboard holiday or you would like to give snowboarding a go then take advantage of this great beginner offer.
£20 off
Book a Beginner Day Lesson or Beginner Course to start before Fri 4th December 2009 and get &pond;20 off! This fantastic offer can be booked over the phone on 0161 749 2222 or at Guest Services in Chill Factore.
Valid weekdays only before Fri 4th December 2009.
Remember these special offers are only available for the next couple of weeks so act fast! All offers are only available over the phone, 0161 749 2222, or at Guest Services in Chill Factore.
Please note standard Terms and Conditions apply. Offers subject to availability.
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.
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 made by riders for riders and the whole team hopes it will inspire regulars at Chill Factore to take their snowboarding to the next level. Chill Factore was chosen as the venue for the UK premiere due to the strength of the scene there – it’s a great facility and there is already some top riders emerging out of Chill Factore.”
The evening will kick off at 5pm, with an opportunity to meet the Homies team in Subvert boardstore at Chill Factore. This will be followed by demos from Nico and the Advita team on the freestyle park from 6pm-7pm, action definitely not to be missed! Riders can then join the guys on the slopes from 7pm for a 4 hour freestyle session, before the Film premiere at 11pm. The ‘Monster Afterparty’ will complete the night in Chilli’s bar, featuring drink promos and pumping DJ sets until 2am.
This is going to be an event not to be missed, especially as Chill Factore is offering an amazing deal on the event lift pass! Only £35 for 4 hours riding!
Please note:
The freestyle park will be open for guests with a 4 hour Homies pass only.
The minimum main slope standard applies to all guests booking on this event.
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.
All three members of the Volcom team will be at Chill Factore to pass on some tricks tips to girls, and guys, throughout the night. Cheryl Maas, the first ever TTR Women’s World Champion, said “It’s really exciting to visit Chill Factore and get the chance to ride with girls who are probably doing exactly what I was doing ten years ago.”
Before hitting the park, there’ll be an opportunity for snowboarders to check out the new season’s Volcom snow collection from 5pm to 6pm, with some great discounts available in the Subvert store. Riders can also pick up signed posters, goodies and Halloween drinks and snacks!
On the slope, the Volcom pros will start the night off with a “girls-only” exclusive freestyle coaching session for the first hour, 7pm-8pm. Then, at 8pm, everyone else can join the fun and ride the freestyle set up alongside some of the best female snowboarders around!
To top it off there will be prizes for the top three most improved female snowboarders, decided by Cheryl and the Volcom team.
Tickets cost just £35 for girls; this includes 1 hr exclusive girls only coaching and four hours of slope time, from 7pm to 11pm. So if you want to ride and learn with Europe’s best female snowboarders then book you slope session now!
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 the usual Core Freestyle night.
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 Europe’s best up-and-coming female snowboarders – Sarka Pancochova and Kari Opsal – on the slopes.
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 ‘Birthday Battle’ on a unique freestyle park with lots of crazy features. The ‘battle’ starts with the 'Jam Session' where riders can throw down their best tricks and win heaps of spot prices. Prizes include stickers, tee-shirts and Skullcandy headphones, so everyone will be in with a chance of taking something home!
Finalist will then be selected to go head-to head in a two run final finish for the podium. Along the way there will be a number of generous podium prizes including snowboards, magazine subscriptions and more Santa Cruz and Skullcandy products.
It's all in the name of fun to celebrate the 20th birthday of this awesome snowboard company! So secure your place now by booking below!
*Please note that the Santa Cruz night is open to skiers, rookies and anyone who meets the minimum main slope standard. It’s all about fun and if you don’t fancy entering the competition you can still come along and ride the freestyle park.
Club Membership 
