Do you have to wear a helmet at the SnowDome?

If you are ice skating, playing in snow fun park or on Santa’s Winter Wonderland snow trail – please remember helmets are mandatory for all children, aged 2 to 16 years. We strongly recommend adults wear a helmet too. Helmets will be provided free of charge to all guests.

Why is the SnowDome closed?

Tamworth SnowDome is set to reopen for the first time since a schoolboy tragically died at the venue. The indoor ski slope has been closed since a collision on Friday, September 24, which claimed the life of 12-year-old Louis Watkiss.

Is the SnowDome back open?

SnowDome is open everyday 9am – 10pm.

Does the SnowDome have real snow?

The team here makes over 3000 tons of real snow every single year for the entire venue. We use a super-secret formula (which may or may not include sprinkles) to create our wonderfully soft and fluffy real snow for guests to enjoy.

How cold is it at the Snowdome?

How cold is it? The main slope temperature ranges from 0 to +4 degrees centigrade. The snow fun park and ice skating areas are typically around zero to minus 3 degrees celsius.

What happened at the SnowDome?

Louis Watkiss, of Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands died after being seriously injured at the SnowDome in Tamworth on September 24 last year. He was tobogganing at a friend’s birthday party when he was involved in a collision on the slope which left him with a serious head injury.

Whats happened at the SnowDome?

Louis Watkiss was attending a friend’s tobogganing birthday party at Tamworth’s SnowDome on Friday, September 24, when on his first run down the slope he was involved in a fatal collision. Louis followed the instructions, set off but then collided with a member of staff on the slope who fell on him.

What do you wear to a ski Centre?

We recommend wearing warm waterproof jacket and trousers, waterproof gloves and thick socks, jeans are not recommended. Gloves are are compulsory on the slope.