"Who looks at a giant incinerator and sees an even more giant ski slope?" asked Time. "Those aren't ordinary thoughts." The building combines a power plant and ski slope. Photo by Hufton + Crow At ...

The plant began operating in 2017, and the recreational part will open permanently this spring. "It's fantastic that one can ski without snow," said ski slope visitor Tommy Christensen.

The resort has remained a popular winter destination with about 60,000 visitors to its ski slopes last year ... In Gunma, solar power stations have been especially targeted.

Accessible by a glass-walled lift with views into the power plant, the 400-metre-long ski slope runs from the building's peak to its base with one U-bend. Designed in collaboration with ...