One of the UK's leading dry ski slopes has had to close as there's been too much snowfall in the area from the so called 'beast from the east' weather system.
The 200m long ski slope at Chatham Ski & Snowboard Centre closed yesterday when snow in the centre's car park meant that a requirement to ensure access for emergency services could not be guaranteed.
The centre in North Kent (pictured above yesterday), which has remained closed today, issued a statement saying,
"The centre is currently closed as we have an inaccessible car park and we have to be able to have emergency vehicle access and staff are struggling to get to site. We are cancelling lessons for today and will reschedule."
The closure at Chatham follows a similar event in the English midlands last December when Telford Snowboard & Ski Centre was also closed after snow that had fallen there turned icy
"We do appreciate the irony but sometimes conditions are just against you. Ice skates might be more useful than skis," a statement from the operators said at the time.