TRAFFORD’S Chill Factore, is celebrating its 10th anniversary.

The company invested a total of £600,000 in the complete renovation and since opening in November 2007, the longest real snow slope in the UK at 180m, has welcomed more than 14 million visitors, taught over half a million lessons, sold 1.5 million lift passes and employed over 3,000 people.

In the past 10 years, more than 36,000 tonnes of snow has fallen on the real snow slope and the piste basher which grooms the slopes at Chill Factore has travelled 4,071 miles – the distance from Manchester to the North Pole.

To celebrate the milestone, long standing employees who have worked for Chill Factore since day one and loyal guests who visited Chill Factore on it’s opening day, joined Eddie The Eagle to lead a ski down.

Many other well-known faces have visited the slopes over the year including: Justin Bieber, Colleen Rooney, Ryan Giggs, the Hairy Bikers, Aimee Fuller, Dave Ryding, Ben Kilner, Katie Ormerod, James Woods and Katie Summerhayes.

Over the last decade, Chill Factore has achieved World Record breaking status, including achieving the longest chain of skiers in 2011, the greatest number of people to perform the same trick at a single venue in 2013 and the Greatest Distance Snowboarded Indoor in 24 hours by Richard Millington in 2014, who boarded a total of 46,200 metres – equivalent to skiing down the full height of Mount Everest over five times.

Morwenna Angove, chief executive at Chill Factore, said: “As we celebrate our 10th anniversary, we’d like to thank the wonderful employees and long-standing guests who have enjoyed the journey with us.

“We’re proud to have taught millions of people to ski and snowboard over the past 10 years, helping develop the nation’s love of snow sports and making the sport fun and accessible to both beginners and experienced athletes. During our 10-year heritage, we’ve been passionate about nurturing the talent of aspiring young athletes, some of whom have gone on to represent the country.

“It’s our vision to be the leading visitor attraction in the north and we’ve already come a long way in achieving that. We enter our 10th year following a significant half a million-pound investment and are committed to continuing to deliver a fun filled, memorable day out for families across the UK.”