Castleford

Every night, 16 snow cannon’s fire cooled water into the air, chilled to -2°c to make real snowfall, the 1500 tonnes of snow are groomed twice daily to keep the piste perfect!

The slope is housed in a giant freezer with a ground temperature of -12°c and air temperature of up to -5°c.

Our slopes are similar to a blue run.

We have a SNO!bar/cafe with panoramic windows overlooking the slopes, open all day until after the slopes close at 11pm every night

Yes, to guarantee your preferred sessions we recommend pre-booking for all our activities as everything is subject to availability and limited capacities.

Yes you can book most of our activities on line and you save £1.99 (our telephone booking fee).

Sorry, you cannot do this online, please call 0871 222 5673 to pre-book and bring your vouchers on arrival as payment.

Gift vouchers can be bought onsite or via www.snoshopuk.com and are valid at both SNO!zone MIlton Keynes and SNO!zone Castleford for 6 months from purchase date. They can be used at for any slope activity, in the bar or for our range of merchandise.

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We can help organise this for small to large groups, please visit the corporate section for direct contact details of your local team

All hardware (ski’s, poles, snowboards, ski/board boots, helmets and sledges) are provided FREE. You are welcome to use your own ski/snowboard kit sorry own sledges not allowed.

You need to wear warm waterproof clothing including gloves. Wellingtons are recommended for sledging activities. An outfit of jacket and salopettes costs from £5 to hire, Wellie’s from £3. Gloves cannot be hired for hygiene reasons but can be purchased on site.

There are changing rooms, showers, toilets & lockers (£1 non-refundable)

We recommend that you arrive 45 minutes before to make sure that you are checked in, changed and ready to begin your activity on time

Go to our main reception desk to collect your slope passes, then get your clothing and get changed. Next collect boots/equipment and once kitted up go to the lesson or sledging meeting points, or main slope pass holders can get on the slopes at their specified time.

We ask people not to take equipment on the slopes but we have a dedicated SNO!snaps photographer (pre-booked from £4.50 or on site from £5)

No sorry, for everyone’s safety/insurance we only allow qualified SNO!zone instructors to teach on our slopes.

Yes but only in a family private lesson, our normal group lessons are taught in age bands (3-6yrs, 7-10yrs, 11-15ys and 16+) as this assists learning.

Ages 11+; Ski = 10 people / Snowboard = 7 people
Ages 7 - 10yrs ; Ski = 6 people / Snowboard = 4 people
Ages 3 - 6yrs; Ski = 4 people

You must be able to control speed, confidently link turns and use the poma lift to go on the main slope (otherwise you need lessons, check ‘What level am I’ to find out the best place to start for your current abilities.

Usually first thing in the morning or late in the evening and weekdays during term time are the quietest we also offer special discounted sessions at key times.

No not currently but we offer lots of sessions at special rates, and you can sign up for special offers and events info to get access to new products and promotions

These are situated under the Freestyle section or you can sign up for updates