Plans for New Ski Slope in Wales Move Forward
The slope will be more than 400m long, and the indoor ski centre will host one of longest slopes in Europe and provide year-round access to skiers and snowboarders.
The resort will also include an indoor tropical water park – with water slides and an artificial beach, indoor and outdoor adventure centres, hotels, woodland lodges, and a conference centre.
Rhyycar West promised lasting economic and social benefits.
The project will cost £300m.
The Welsh government has said the future of Rhydycar West lies in the hands of the local authority, Merthyr Tydfil Council.
The council’s planning committee, which first gave its backing to the resort plans in March this year, is set to make a final decision on the complex early in the new year.
At the meeting last spring, the committee voted unanimously against a recommendation within the planning report to refuse the application.
This showed their support for the development.
Councillors highlighted the economic benefits the development could bring to the town, and the opportunities for future generations.
We have reported on the project earlier:
The CEO of Rhydycar West, li Tyebkhan, thanked the people of Merthyr Tydfil and wider area for their “belief and enthusiasm” in the project.
Mr Tyebkhan said he was “delighted” with the latest decision by the Welsh government to put the issue back into the hands of the local council, instead of ministers.
“Achieving this key step is the result of many years of hard work and commitment from our team and partners,” he said.
The chief executive at Snowsport Cymru Wales, Robin Kellen, described the ski complex as a “huge step forward in the potential to develop competitions and training of our GB team athletes”.
“This news is massive for snow sports in Wales and the wider GB community and will result in increased opportunities for people to participate in skiing and snowboarding at a local and national level within Wales.”
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