First impressions, it was similar to Glasgow's Xscape in terms of the quality of snow, it also had a drag lifts just the same as Glasgow. The slope was a little wider although possibly not as long.
Half of the slope was roped off for the first hour while some sort of ski competition was taking place, then afterwards they opened up the full slope to us - obviously the new side was full of moguls but it made for a little different terrain so we stuck with it.
My only real complaint about Chill Factore was the fact that you needed to swipe your lift pass every time you went up the button lift - which is the same as real lifts on resorts abroad, except that in a snow dome with such short runs you literally get 10-15 seconds on the slope then have to take your glove off, get your pass out, swipe it, put it away, glove back on, then get on the button lift and repeat.
After a few runs I started to get a really sore foot with pins & needles etc. and after a while I realised that my inner boot was too tight - I've always made a point of tying them as tight as possible but I think once it was on and my foot had swollen a little from riding it was too tight. After loosening it I got back into it and managed to find a few moguls to get air off with varying success.
Unfortunately there were no kickers or boxes out so I'll have to save that for my next session!
One thing I did notice, when I had a go on my mate's board, was that it was noticably faster than mine - I concluded it was because mine is in need of a wax so I will be giving that a go before my next session.
