{"id":359237,"date":"2026-01-08T16:30:11","date_gmt":"2026-01-08T16:30:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/359237\/"},"modified":"2026-01-08T16:30:11","modified_gmt":"2026-01-08T16:30:11","slug":"the-longest-ski-slope-in-britain-is-officially-being-built-for-300-million","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/359237\/","title":{"rendered":"The Longest Ski Slope in Britain is Officially Being Built for \u00a3300 Million"},"content":{"rendered":"

Forget the Alps, you may soon find yourself heading to the\u00a0Welsh countryside for ski season instead.<\/p>\n

There have been plans to build an enormous ski resort in\u00a0Wales<\/a> for several years now. Rhydycar West\u00a0was first mooted for Merthyr Tydfil (a town in the Brecon Beacons) way, way back in 2012. After more than a decade, it\u2019s taken a significant step towards finally becoming a reality \u2013 and\u00a0this week\u00a0it\u2019s finally been confirmed.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The Welsh government gave the green light to\u00a0Rhydycar West in November 2025, but this week the project has received planning permission from\u00a0Merthyr Tydfil council. The \u00a3300 million resort\u00a0is set to become the UK\u2019s\u00a0largest indoor snow centre and its 400m long slope\u00a0will\u00a0be one of the longest in Europe. Proposals for the centre also include\u00a0an indoor tropical water park with water slides and an artificial beach, hotels, 30 woodland lodges and a conference centre.<\/p>\n

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\nImage: Rhydycar West <\/p>\n

Rhydycar\u00a0also has ambitions to\u00a0 a \u2018world class\u2019 and \u2018internationally recognised\u2019 destination for sports teams and elite athletes as well as tourists. It\u2019s expected to\u00a0be the\u00a0the headquarters of Team GB\u2019s Winter Olympic and Paralympic teams.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Ali Tyebkhan, Rhydycar West CEO, said: \u2018This is an amazing moment. It marks the culmination of many years of hard work as well as
patience. Thank you to all our team, partners, supporters and the local community \u2013 we could not have done this without your ongoing support over the years. We are very excited and looking forward to the next stages of work and delivery of the development.\u2019<\/p>\n

Vicky Gosling, chief executive at GB Snowsport, added: \u2018I\u2019m absolutely delighted that Rhydycar West has been awarded outline planning permission. This is a game-changing moment for British snowsport. We\u2019ve already shown that the UK can compete, and win on the world stage, but having world-class, home-based facilities will elevate our potential even further.<\/p>\n

\u2018The proposed indoor snow centre at Rhydycar West represents a huge opportunity to support and accelerate our current and future talent, giving athletes the elite training environment they need right here at home. It\u2019s an exciting milestone.\u2019<\/p>\n

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