A dry ski slope in Kent has been forced to close due to snowfall in Southern England.

Chatham Ski Centre announced yesterday that it was closing due to issues caused by snowfall, and has remained closed today.

“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,” a statement from the centre reads.

Chatham Ski & Snowboard Centre, pictured below yesterday, located 45 minutes from central London, describes itself as, “the South East’s premier outdoor snowsports centre.”

The Centre, normally open from 10am to 10pm daily, has a 200m main slope, teaching area, toboggan and tube run as well as bar and restaurant.

Last December another dry ski slope was closed on Friday 15th due to snowfall. Telford Snowboard & Ski Centre in England closed its slope after snow that had fallen on it turned in to icy blocks.

An announcement online by the local council which runs the slope led to some derisive comes to which a council spokesperson responded,