Milton Keynes Xscape
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| X-Scape, 602 Marlborough Gate, Central Milton Keynes. MK9 3XS |
| Tel : 01908 230260 Fax : 01908
230270 E-Mail : info@snozonemk.co.uk
Website : www.snozonemk.co.uk |
Slopes
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 | 2 Main Slopes - 170 M Long
 | Real Snow Surface |
| Poma Lift For Each Slope |
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| 1 Nursery Slope
| Real Snow Surface |
| Poma Lift |
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Refreshments
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| Yes. A Snack Bar is situated downstairs, with rather limited food and drinks.
Overlooks the slope. |
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Bar
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| Yes. Upstairs in the building. Overlooks the slope. |
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Shops
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| Ellis Brigham Store is located within the complex. |
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Other Attractions
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| Tobogganing on Saturday Night's only. |
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Good Points
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| It's real snow!! |
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Bad Points
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| ? |
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Improvements
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| Their Website has "Coming Soon!!" signs all over the place. Get on with
it and finish the Website off!! - Update By Bee McGladdery - 23/10/2002
- I have just been on their Website which now appears to be up and running. It looks
very flash with movies, music and flying graphics, etc. However, all this makes it
very slow and difficult to use and difficult to find the information that you want. |
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| Melanie Timmins - 20/11/2002 |
It is virtually impossible to get through to this venue to book
anything!!! I would love to give it a try, but I have given up as it is costing me a
fortune listening to an automated answering machine!! GET YOUR ACT TOGETHER!!!! |
| Andy Willcock - 15/12/2002 |
I have just been surfing the newsgroups on ski-ing and snowboarding and
found some interesting information regarding Milton Keynes Xscape. A lot of people
are taking their own equipment to use, only to find that the snow is very slow and is
leaving black gunk on the bottom of their ski's or boards. Opinion is split as to
what is causing this to happen (it could be anything from the fumes from the diesel
powered lifts to the "Back-To-Black" that people use as a wax!!) but whatever is
causing it, it is making the snow very slow. Comments were also made that a Plastic
Artificial Slope is better than this batch of snow that they have got. (Just to
point out, this snow is only a few months old!!) I'll keep you posted of any
up-dates. |
| David Johnson - 16/12/2002 |
Replies to above posts :- Melanie - Try
phoning during the week at off peak times. I agree that the waits are terrible when
they are busy at the desk. One time I waited 15 minutes!! I Guess around now
its probably worse.
Andy - I had the same problem but I was told, by one of the
Ski Technicians there, that it was due to the ski wax reacting with the chemicals in the
snow and this slows you down. Its much better if you take all the wax off your
ski's. |
| David Johnson - 16/12/2002 |
I have skied here 6 times. One of the slopes usually has rails and a
jump, though unfortunately they have got more safety conscious and only let you on the
jumps etc on certain days, and if they have enough staff to supervise. Main times
for these are Tuesday and Saturday evenings, but sometimes it doesn't happen as the slope
isn't prepared or lack of staff. Even ringing before isn't reliable, which is really
frustrating for those who travel a long distance to get there, like me!! It would
definitely be worth the beginner doing a course here before their holiday, and those who
haven't skied for a while will get their ski legs back!! A good skier though might
get bored of the slope after a while, which makes the jumps more important. |
| David Johnson - 07/01/2003 |
Melanie, I take back what I said. The telephone
non-answering service is truly, truly abysmal. I stuck it out through the endlessly
recycled Vivaldi clip and Sorry-for-your-wait message for 75minutes before I got an
answer. I was then informed by the lady who answered that my hour and a quarter wait was
unfortunately quite normal at this time of year! (To be fair, it only took them a
zippy 22 minutes to answer the previous time, but that was early morning, weekday in
term-time.) Snowzone, HIRE MORE DESK STAFF or lose your customers. |
| Steve Buck - 21/01/2003 |
Is this facility still in business? If it is, can someone please
tell me how as they never answer the phones or reply to e-mails!! |
| David Johnson - 22/01/2003 |
**TELEPHONE ISSUE UPDATE*** I think they have listened!!
Response times have improved dramatically. I have phoned to book 4 times recently
and the waits were 2, 2, 9 & 2 minutes each time. Keep it up!! |
| Martina Scanlon - 18/02/2003 |
I am disgusted to have found out that you can not just go to the slopes
for a bit of a ski. You have to have a lesson!!! But what if you don't need
one?? |
| Mark Hamilton - 20/02/2003 |
I use the Dome 3 to 4 times a month. Sometimes the snow is good, but
sometimes it isn't. My main concern is that too many boarders are getting up to
stupid antics, often just showing off!! Boarders should be kept to one slope only.
One day someone will get seriously hurt or even killed because of the stupidity of
these guys, and its not always the younger ones. |
| David Johnson - 18/03/2003 |
Reply to Martina. Yes you can go and ski, just so long as you can
make linked turns down the slope. Since the 2 slopes are fairly narrow, this seems
reasonable. If you cant do linked turns, you do need lessons. |
| Nigel Piper - 22/06/2003 |
Why wait in a queue on the phone when you can book on-line?? I know
the snow is slow but have you tried warmer waxes?? Mark, its not always boarders
that cause problems. Last week 2 groups of skiers were sent off!! |
| Stephen Newby - 04/07/2003 |
Just tried to get through on the phone with no response. Used the
answer service they provide, but no reply!! If they cant even answer the phone, do
I
really want to go here with my son?? I'm not sure. |
| Rachael Bonfield - 20/10/2003 |
Today, I tried to phone to speak to somebody about corporate
events. I used their website as my main source of information, and
phoned 5 different numbers before getting through to anyone!! This
wasted valuable time. |
| Glen Downer - 26/10/2003 |
In reply to Mark Hamilton, above. Its not just
boarders that cause problems, and I am disappointed you think like this.
I've often been cut up by a quick skier and had to take evasive action.
I'd love a separate slope to get away from arrogant skiers that think they
own the slope. Another point is not to worry about booking. I've
never done it and only ever had to wait 30 minutes, but that's just enough
time to get ready. I went last night, a busy Saturday night, and had 2
hours of great riding, not too busy, and the snow was thick fast and
excellent. |
| Richard Bryce - 07/11/2003 |
We have been here a few times and have always been
disappointed by the quality of the snow. We prefer
Tamworth, which at least have an icy turn at the
top to add a bit of interest, even though we have to pass Milton Keynes to
get there!! |
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