▁covered ▁with ▁earth ▁and ▁a ▁park ▁was ▁created . ▁By ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 s , ▁an ▁ill umin ated ▁slope ▁with ▁a ▁ski ▁lift ▁already ▁existed . ▁The ▁hill ▁was ▁ 1 3 8 ▁meters ▁above ▁sea ▁level . ▁ ▁In ▁June ▁ 1 9 9 7 , ▁the ▁resort ▁was ▁le ased ▁for ▁ 3 0 ▁years ▁to ▁Ener g opol ▁Trade ▁SA , ▁which ▁made ▁the ▁hill ▁ 1 4 ▁m ▁t aller ▁( ra ising ▁it ▁to ▁ 1 5 2 ▁m ▁above ▁sea ▁level ) ▁and ▁built ▁a ▁chair l ift . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁winter ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 5 / 2 0 0 6 ▁the ▁center ▁was ▁closed ▁as ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁conflict ▁between ▁the ▁ten ant ▁and ▁the ▁City ▁of ▁Wars aw . ▁In ▁subsequent ▁seasons ▁ 2 0 0 6 / 0 7 ▁and ▁ 2 0 0 7 / 0 8 ▁was ▁opened ▁for ▁several ▁winter ▁months ▁until ▁September ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁when ▁an ▁agreement ▁was ▁reached ▁under ▁which ▁the ▁city ▁took ▁over ▁the ▁equipment ▁and ▁buildings . ▁ ▁Equ ip ment ▁ ▁The ▁ski ▁slope ▁has ▁an ▁area ▁of ▁ 9 , 5 0 0 ▁square ▁meters ▁covered ▁with ▁a ▁D end ix ▁mat ▁made ▁in ▁England , ▁which ▁at ▁zero ▁and ▁positive ▁temper atures ▁is ▁sp rayed ▁with ▁a ▁" water ▁sp ray " ▁to ▁reduce ▁fr iction ▁and ▁improve ▁sli pper iness , ▁while ▁at ▁sub - zero ▁temper atures ▁and ▁with ▁the ▁absence