Overview

I had a fantastic day out with friends snow tubing at Snow Factor. One of my friends is visually impaired and had the best time with instructors who couldn't be more helpful.

Transport & Parking

We drove to the centre, and there were lots of accessible parking bays right by the main entrance to Soar. There is a bit of a walk from the main entrance through to the Snow Factor however.

Access

The entrance to Snow Factor is wide and open, and there are lifts or stairs taking you from the Bavaria restaurant (which can get very busy) upstairs down to the ski centre below. The restaurant is great because it offers full views of all the slopes including out onto a balcony (where it is freezing, so wrap up warm!) where you can soak up the atmosphere. This is brilliant for friends joining who are less keen to try out the slopes. The locker area and equipment hire downstairs is super spacious and I saw a massive accessible loo (in addition to the numerous others in the centre and upstairs in the Bavaria restaurant). When we were all kitted up, we headed out to the slopes. My visually impaired friend was at first told she may not feel comfortable doing the tubing and they would offer sledges instead. However, my friend was really keen to try tubing, and the staff made this possible which was great - we all loved it!

Toilets

Toilets were spacious and clean, and there were plenty to be found.

Staff

Staff made this trip - they were really helpful and had a good laugh with us too.

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