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Rucphen · North Brabant · Netherlands
A premier Dutch indoor real-snow centre in North Brabant, featuring 3 slopes up to 160m, a permanent freestyle funpark, and an indoor ice-karting circuit.
Located in North Brabant near Breda and the Belgian border, SnowWorld Rucphen (formerly Skidôme Rucphen) offers year-round winter sports across 3 dedicated indoor slopes. The facility features a 160-metre main run with a permanent freestyle snow park, alongside gentle nursery tracks serviced by high-capacity platter lifts and magic carpet belts. Cooled continuously to -5°C, it provides real powdery snow and forms part of an action-sports hub that includes Europe’s premier indoor ice-karting track on real ice and indoor GlowGolf.
Main slope
160 m
Snow type
Real machine-made snow produced under continuous sub-zero industrial refrigeration
Temperature
-5°C to -3°C
Typical session
120 min
Main slope width
25 m
Beginner slope length
60 m
Number of slopes
3
Lift type
Platter surface drag lifts and Magic Carpet travelators
Main lifts
2
Beginner lifts
2
Booking required
Yes
Best time to visit
Midweek mornings (Monday to Thursday before 14:00) offer untouched snow corduroy and zero lift queues.
Main run tracks down a comfortable 15% blue-grade incline with progressive jump and rail lines, alongside a gentle segregated beginner slope with soft boundary walls.
Beginner
9
Freestyle
8
Snow quality
8
Crowd level
6
Mountain transfer
7
SnowWorld Ski School Novice Stages
Freestyle Park Workshops
Snowboard Carving Clinics
Kids Alpine Snow Camps
Private 1-on-1 Tuition
Pricing is in Euros (€) and matches standard 2026 SnowWorld Netherlands scheduling. Passes can be booked as slope-only or bundled with ski/snowboard equipment hire.
Rentals
Free Ride
| Monday | 09:00 - 22:00 |
|---|---|
| Tuesday | 09:00 - 22:00 |
| Wednesday | 09:00 - 22:00 |
| Thursday | 09:00 - 22:00 |
| Friday | 09:00 - 22:00 |
| Saturday | 09:00 - 22:00 |
| Sunday | 09:00 - 22:00 |
Situated right off the A58 motorway (Exit 20 Sint Willebrord/Rucphen). Conveniently reached in 20 minutes from Breda and 45 minutes from Antwerp or Rotterdam, with extensive free surface parking outside the main lodge.
Peak congestion clusters around Wednesday afternoons, winter weekend midday slots, and Dutch school holiday weeks.
