The Snow Dome is an

indoor ski slope Indoor skiing is done in a climate-controlled environment with artificially produced snow. This enables skiing and snowboarding to take place regardless of outdoor temperatures. Facilities for both alpine skiing and nordic skiing are availab ...

Bispingen Bispingen is a municipality in the Heidekreis district of Lower Saxony, Germany. It is a popular tourist destination with several holiday/theme parks. Its territory also includes the nature preserve of the Lüneburg Heath around the Wilseder ...

in the German state of

Lower Saxony Lower Saxony (german: Niedersachsen ; nds, Neddersassen; stq, Läichsaksen) is a German state (') in northwestern Germany. It is the second-largest state by land area, with , and fourth-largest in population (8 million in 2021) among the 16 ...

. It opened on 21 October 2006. The

piste A ''piste'' () is a marked ski run or path down a mountain for snow skiing, snowboarding, or other mountain sports. This European term is French

has a length of about , height about , and a width of up to . On the snow area of about , in addition to the downhill piste is a ''Funpark'', a toboggan run ('' Rodelbahn'') and a beginner's slope. The incline varies between 20% at the top and 9% at the bottom. There are two

ski lift A ski lift is a mechanism for transporting skiers up a hill. Ski lifts are typically a paid service at ski resorts. The first ski lift was built in 1908 by German Robert Winterhalder in Schollach/ Eisenbach, Hochschwarzwald. Types * Aeria ...

s in the hall: a button lift with a capacity of 1,600 passengers/hour and a

chair lift An elevated passenger ropeway, or chairlift, is a type of aerial lift, which consists of a continuously circulating steel wire rope loop strung between two end terminals and usually over intermediate towers, carrying a series of chairs. They ...

with a capacity of 3,000 passengers/hour. There is also a

Magic carpet (ski lift) A surface lift is a type of cable transport for snow sports in which skiers and snowboarders remain on the ground as they are pulled uphill. While they were once prevalent, they have been overtaken in popularity by higher-capacity and higher ...

for the nursery slope. The interior temperature of the hall, which is open all year round, is kept at a constant . The Snow Dome was closed on 31 March 2013 and employees were given their notice.''Einstellung der Geschäftstätigkeit zum 31. März 2013.''
Accessed on 28 Feb 2013. It reopened in November 2013 after much redevelopment work.

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Snow Dome, Bispingen
Indoor ski resorts Lüneburg Heath {{Germany-sports-venue-stub