Chill Factor E, the indoor real snow ski village planned for Manchester, has appointed international ski instructor and coach, Peter Hinde, as snow operations manager.

Hinde will join Chill Factor E from Ski Rossendale, where he was head of snowsports. He is a senior tutor/coach for Snowsport England and has held a BASI international ski teacher diploma since 2001.

In his role at Chill Factor E, Hinde will be responsible for all snowsports instruction and coaching, technical facilities and snow conditions, as well as a staff of 250 people.

The £31m Chill Factor E, being developed by Extreme Cool, is due to open in November.

Photograph: Operations director Andrew Lockerbie and Peter Hinde.