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Slope of No Hope
How Kirkby built a ski slope in the 70s 鈥� and why no one ever skied on it.
In the 1970s, Kirkby set out to put Merseyside on the map with an ambitious new attraction: its very own ski slope. But what began as a bold regeneration project quickly spiralled into one of the region鈥檚 most infamous planning disasters. The slope was built, never opened, and became a source of local legend.
Local historian Peter Eric Lang guides us through the ambition, the mistakes, the fallout 鈥� and explaining why the Kirkby Ski Slope still stands as one of Merseyside鈥檚 strangest 鈥渨hat might have been鈥� moments.
