S’pore firm to build world’s largest indoor winter resort

Singapore upmarket developer KOP Properties has closed a deal to build what it says will be the world’s largest integrated indoor winter resort in Shanghai.

Called Winterland Shanghai, it will boast the world’s longest indoor ski trail, KOP Properties said in a statement. The resort will cost $2.24 billion to build.

Chairman Ong Chih Ching told The Straits Times, however, that the project will offer more than just winter activities. The ski resort area will be connected to other facilities within the development including a water park, a tree-lined hiking trail and a "beach club" – an arena resembling a beach – at 100 meters above ground, she said.