- Sheffield Ski Village
Sheffield Ski Village is an
artificial ski slope complex in theParkwood Springs area ofSheffield ,England . It is believed to be the largest artificial ski resort in Europe [http://www.sheffieldskivillage.co.uk] with a sports shop, bar, restaurant and a range of slopes which includes two nursery slopes, a mogul field, half pipe and quarter pipe. The Sheffield Ski Village is also one of the main training grounds for the Yorkshire Freestyle Squad and many pro-freestylers.heffield Sharks Ski Club
The Sheffield Sharks Ski Club meets at Sheffield Ski Village on Saturday mornings and Thursday evenings. The club was formed in
1990 to promote children'sskiing , both at recreational and competitive levels. In2004 the club became the CCPR UK Sports Club of the Year. The club is run on a voluntary basis by an elected committee of parents, with a dedicated team of instructors. Older members have the opportunity to become ski instructors themselves, and often instruct the younger children on the Saturday sessions. [ [http://www.sharks.org.uk/ Sheffield Sharks web site] ]The proposed Snowdome development
A proposed £80 million development, which had been given the go ahead by the planning department, would have had one of the world's largest indoor ski areas and a mile-long cable car link from Langsett Road Supertram stop. [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/south_yorkshire/4722864.stm BBC report on Sheffield Ski Village] ] This would have continued, via the Ski Village onto
Shirecliffe , [ [http://www.sheffieldskivillage.co.uk/snowmountaininfo.htm Ski Village Website] ] an area currently suffering poor transport links. However the Ski Village went into administration during May and was bought by Pullan Developments (Selby) [ [http://www.thestar.co.uk/ViewArticle.aspx?SectionID=60&articleid=2966484 Sheffield Star Article '70 ski jobs saved'] ] who have said they are not planning on developing the new Snowdome expansion plans and will instead concentrate on getting the existing business profitable. [ [http://www.thestar.co.uk/ViewArticle.aspx?SectionID=60&articleid=2971088 Sheffield Star Article 'Bid to halt ski village profit slide'] ]A separate proposal by
Don Valley Railway Ltd to run a passenger rail service between Deepcar and Sheffield includes a new station at the Ski Village [ [http://www.donvalleyrailway.org Don Valley Railway Website and Plans] ]References
External links
* [http://www.sheffieldskivillage.co.uk/ Ski Village website]
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