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When Is the Best Time to Visit an Indoor Snow Centre?

If you are learning to ski or snowboard or you just want to enjoy some time on the snow then a visit to one of the UK’s indoor slopes is a great idea. The only trouble is that time on the snow can be costly and you just might find that plenty of other people have had the same idea that you have! Indoor slopes are relatively small and a crowded piste and long queues for the lifts does not make for the perfect visit. Continue reading When Is the Best Time to Visit an Indoor Snow Centre?

The Show on the Snow

Despite being an active, sporty person and absolutely loving spending time in the mountains, I shied away from taking up snow sports until I was nearly 50. There were two principle reasons for this. One was the huge costs involved and the other was the sport’s reputation for posing. Funding a skiing trip would be hard enough but then shelling out huge amounts of money on the clothing seemed like adding insult to injury. Continue reading The Show on the Snow