The mascots of Manchester's two best known football teams got competitive on the indoor snow at Manchester Chill Factore yesterday ahead of the teams meeting for a much anticipated derby match this weekend.
Man U's 'Fred the Red' and Man City's 'Moonchester' were welcomed to the venue by Chill Factore's own mascot 'Chille the Snowboy'.
The two mascots tried out boarding and skiing before having a competitive snowball match refereed by Chille.
Today (Tuesday 8 February), the football theme continues at Chill Factore with skiers and boarders invited to dress in team colours between 4 and 5pm on the indoor slope and take part in a challenge to see which club has the "best" footfall fans in Manchester.
As well as seeing which team has the most shirts on the snow, up to ten supporters from each club will be hand-picked by the instructors to take part in a supporters' downhill derby with the fastest team to complete the challenge crowned the winners.
"The Manchester derby is a key date in the city's calendar. We know that many of our guests will be watching the game at the weekend and we wanted to tap into the friendly rivalry between the two clubs." Said Morwenna Angove, chief executive at Chill Factore.
A one-hour lift pass to today's event costs £10 for juniors and £15 for adults when booking the following product –' Downhill Derby 1hr Lift Pass.' This is saving of £5 on standard off peak ticket prices and can be purchased via www.chillfactore.com.