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Time for a snowcation? Winter Sports World in Sydney’s west will soon be able to deliver ...

02 February 2025

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Visitors to Winter Sports World (WSW) will be about to ski or board in the snow 365 days a year when the new $500-million+ indoor snow resort planned for Western Sydney opens in 2028.

Uniquely Australian offering certain to become a Sydney landmark tourist and sporting attraction, WSW will make Western Sydney the undisputed Adventure Capital of Australia.

Whether you’re into skiing, boarding, playing, après ski, corporate events, celebrating or romantic dining, Winter Sports World will be the coolest alpine experience in town.

The WSW snowcation experience aims to dazzle your senses like the world’s best outdoor ski fields with myriad activities like skiing, snowboarding, snow play, ice climbing, restaurants and cafes, conference facilities and a 4-star, 170-room hotel.

Catering for people experiencing snow for the first time and beginner skiers or snowboarders; corporate, schools and tourist groups; to elite athlete training, Winter Sports World will attract every type of visitor.

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Strategically located in Penrith at the foothills of the Blue Mountains, Winter Sports World is next to the M4 Freeway and 9 kilometres from Australia’s newest gateway, the Nancy Bird Walton Airport.

The State Significant Development Application was formally approved by the NSW Department of Planning and Environment in January 2024.

WSW is expected to generate approximately 1368 jobs and an economic injection of $ 500 million+ during construction and 1,356 new ongoing jobs with around 1.35 million visitors and an economic injection of $222 million each year into the Western Sydney economy.

The main building features a unique alpine exterior with ice shard details, night lights and subtle textural surfaces to evoke the appearance of a blizzard, inspired by the melting of glacial ice and the flow of water to the nearby Dyarubbin (Nepean River).

Nicknamed the giant Esky by some and a snow cloud above a hill by the architect, Winter Sports World is scheduled to open in 2028.

Local developer Peter Magnisalis lodged a development application of state significance for Winter Sports World with the NSW Department of Planning and Environment on 11 November 2022.

The Winter Sports World exterior architecture was designed by boutique Sydney architecture firm Collins & Turner, which won a design competition over two other firms.

It also collaborated with Connection with Country strategy with local First Nations artist Jamie Eastwood, landscape architecture JLA Landscape Architects, environmental design consultant and engineers Atelier Ten, facade/structural engineer Eckersley O’Callaghan and lighting design Electrolight.

Magnisalis said he was relieved to finally lodge the State Significant Development Application (SSDA). “Seven years after the initial idea, Winter Sports World can finally take real shape.

“Collins & Turner has exceeded my expectations. They appreciate the vision and understand the practical requirements of Winter Sports World and have delivered a design of outstanding beauty and uniqueness to an international standard as a landmark of significance.”

The more than 300-metre northern facade to Jamison Road will glow at night with kinetic lighting giving the appearance of a blizzard, while the public area and curved lower-level facade will have the appearance of melting ice.

Winter Sports World will also feature numerous sustainability elements. It has been designed to be net-zero carbon ready by reducing embodied carbon; eliminating fossil fuel use on-site; minimising energy use; supplying energy with onsite renewable sources; buying green power for remaining energy needs; and offsetting remaining emissions.

Currently a 2.35-hectare horse paddock located within the vibrant Riverlink Tourism Precinct at Penrith, Winter Sports World is expected to generate more than 1,350 new ongoing tourism jobs once open and inject more than $220 million a year into the local economy with around one million visitors annually.

The attraction will appeal to international elite snow athletes and provide a training venue for Olympic sports such as alpine skiing, freestyle skiing and snowboarding.

 

wintersportsworld.com.au

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