‘Giant Esky’: Australia’s first indoor snow resort planned for western Sydney gets Chinese backing

Resort to be located on the banks of Penrith’s Nepean River, 15km from Western Sydney airport, with plans for a 300-metre Olympic-class ski run

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A $700m project to build Australia’s first indoor ski resort has secured the backing of a leading Chinese operator.

Winter Sports World’s managing director, Peter Magnisalis, signed a memorandum of understanding in the Chinese city of Guangzhou on Thursday with BonSki Group, the world’s biggest indoor ski operator.