Stretching over 753,473 square feet, Skipark360 will be the world’s largest indoor ski resort doubling the size of today’s current indoor ski champ, Holland’s SnowWorld Landgraaf. The new resort, which will be situated 45 minutes from Stockholm, Sweden, also hopes to be the world’s only indoor ski resort to house a 2,297-foot long slope with a 525-foot drop — large enough to officially host alpine World Cup events. Designed by CF Moller Architects, this winter wonderland will also feature a 2.2-mile cross country ski tunnel, 20,000 square-foot biathlon arena, ice hockey arena, figure skating arena, and a snowboarding area. And that’s just part of this massive facility.
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For the less adventurous, Skipark360 will dedicate approximately 11,000 square feet of retail space to themed restaurants, cafes, shops, and hotels. There will even be an on-site spa (offering Swedish massages no doubt) to help massage those bruised muscles back into shape. The entire resort will be 100% self-sufficient utilizing the latest solar, hydro, wind, and geothermal technologies for electricity.
Construction on the $292 million dollar project is expected to begin in 2013 or 2014 by the town of Balsta with an estimated completion date of 2016.
[via Gizmag: Indoor ski resort to feature 2,297 foot downhill slope with a drop of 525 feet]