Alpincenter Bottrop, Indoor ski slope in Bottrop, Germany
The Alpincenter Bottrop is an indoor ski facility with a 640-meter-long slope that remains snow-covered throughout the year and offers runs for different skill levels. The complex also houses restaurants, shops, and other recreation spaces within its grounds.
The foundation stone was laid on 3 August 2000, the topping-out ceremony was held on 13 September, and the hall opened on 7 January 2001. Ski racer Marc Girardelli initiated the project, which cost 50 million euros and created around 100 jobs. In July 2004 the Van der Valk group joined as an investor and the hall was extensively rebuilt.
The slope sits on the Halde Prosperstraße, a spoil tip of the coal industry, and its initiator was Marc Girardelli, four-time world champion and five-time overall World Cup winner. The operator company was set up as a GmbH & Co. KG with an investment of 50 million euros and employs around 100 people. The Van-der-Valk-Gruppe Deutschland joined as a co-investor in July 2004.
The slope is 30 metres wide and covered with about 40 centimetres of snow, and a ski and snowboard school operates inside the hall. Outside, a high ropes course has thirteen stations at almost ten metres. The roof carries 18,600 solar modules over 13,400 square metres.
The roof carries 18,600 solar modules on 13,400 m², in operation since 17 August 2011 and rated at 1.5 megawatts, one of the largest photovoltaic arrays in North Rhine-Westphalia. The dark panels with pale seams cover the entire ski hall roof.
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