Snowsport England, the national governing body for snowsports in England, has announced the launch of Way2Snow, a campaign which will give people access to affordable ski and snowboard lessons ahead of their first winter holiday.
Club & Slope News
Club & Slope News
Date set for Alpine Snowsports Centre re-opening
The Alpine Snowsports Centre in Aldershot is set to reopen to the public tomorrow (Wednesday 28 May).
Places Leisure, which currently operates and manages Aldershot Pools and Lido on behalf of Rushmoor Borough Council, will be running the centre while the council explores long-term options for the facility.
Charity challenge to ski all five UK indoor snow centres in a day
Iain Martin, host of The Ski Podcast, is challenging himself to ski all five of the UK’s indoor snow centres in a single day to raise funds for Snow Camp.
On Friday 30 May, Iain will travel to Tamworth Snowdome, Chill Factore in Manchester, Snozone Yorkshire, Snozone Milton Keynes and The Snow Centre in Hemel Hempstead.
Alpine Snowsports Centre set to re-open
The Alpine Snowsports Centre in Aldershot is set to re-open later this month with a new operator at the helm, Rushmoor Borough Council has announced.
Places Leisure, which currently operates and manages Aldershot Pools and Lido on behalf of the council, will be running the centre while the council explores long-term options for the facility.
DSUK launches Gift of Adventure Campaign
PHOTO: Disability Snowsport UK in Arinsal © Cameron Ross Hall – Holmlands
Disability Snowsport UK (DSUK) have launched a new fundraising campaign calling on the UK snowsport and travel industries to help raise £150,000 in 2025, supporting grassroots adaptive Snowsports in the UK.
Disability Snowsport UK launch ‘The Big Spring Prize Draw’
The UK’s biggest adaptive ski and snowboard charity, Disability Snowsport UK (DSUK), have launched ‘The Big Spring Prize Draw’, as the charity seek to raise £10,000 to support grassroots adaptive skiing and snowboarding across the country this spring.
Our latest edition is now online!
The Spring Issue of Skier and Snowboarder is out now and we’ve got lots of features to inspire you on where to go on your next adventure.
In France, find out about how you can enjoy a wild adventure in La Clusaz, or some comedy in Les Gets.
DSUK: Making snowsports accessible for everyone
Skier & Snowboarder’s Jo Lewis spent an afternoon learning about Disability Snowsport UK’s mission to ensure everybody has the opportunity to take part.
Having spent a morning enjoying my first ever ski lesson at The Snow Centre, the real snow ski and snowboard facility in Hemel Hempstead, Louise Newton from Iglu Ski had also organised for me to meet up with Peter Thorpe, an adaptive ski instructor at Disability Snowsport UK (DSUK), to find out about their work and what they do at the centre.
Hitting the slopes for the first time
Skier and Snowboarder’s Jo Lewis made a visit to The Snow Centre in Hemel Hempstead for her first ever ski lesson.
What better way to start the working week on a dreary Monday in winter than by hitting the slopes?
Downhill Only Ski Club celebrates centenary
This week one of the oldest ski clubs in the world, the Downhill Only Club, is celebrating its centenary. Here Brian Bollen, the current DHO Hon Editor, takes a look at how the club evolved.
The Downhill Only Club (DHO) in Wengen, in Switzerland’s Bernese Oberland, was founded on 7 February 1925, and is scheduled to celebrate 100 years since its creation with a Roaring Twenties (1920s)-themed dinner at the Hotel Regina in Wengen on Thursday.
Award win for Disability Snowsport UK
Disability Snowsport UK (DSUK) have been honoured with the prestigious Every Body Moves powered by Toyota ‘Club of the Month Award’ from ParalympicsGB.
The award celebrates DSUK’s outstanding and ongoing work to make participation in the exhilarating world of snowsports more accessible and inclusive to the disabled community throughout the UK.
Big Winter Prize Draw to raise funds for charity
The UK’s leading adaptive ski and snowboard charity, Disability Snowsport UK (DSUK), have launched ‘The Big Winter Prize Draw’, as the charity seek to raise essential funds to support grass roots skiing and snowboarding for children and adults with disabilities.
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The Winter Issue of Skier and Snowboarder is out now…
As a new season dawns, in our latest magazine we take a look back at events that shaped the history of skiing and its resorts, from the first Winter Olympics in Chamonix and how war saw Ski Cooper nurture the state’s early ski industry, to literary links that helped bring Davos to the world’s attention and The Beatles’ impact on Obertauern – as well as seeing what the resorts have to offer for this season’s skiers.
The Ski Club of Great Britain launches new under 35’s membership
The Ski Club of Great Britain has launched a new membership tier for anyone under the age of 35 that provides all the benefits of the club for less than half the normal cost. For £35pp (instead of £75), the annual membership offers access to hundreds of discounts across all the Ski Club’s partners.
Travel agency leader runs the marathon for DSUK
On 21 April, Philip Wright, Head of Iglu Ski Sales and Service completed his first ever marathon, in support of Disability Snowsport UK (DSUK). Crossing the line in 3 hours, 53 minutes and 33 seconds, he raised almost £1,800 for Disability Snowsport UK, Iglu Ski’s chosen charity.
Snow sports inclusion initiative helping to turn young lives around
This winter season, ski and snowboard holiday provider Inghams Ski continued their partnership with young person’s charity Snow Camp. For the second year running, young people from Manchester, London, Birmingham and Glasgow completed a UK-based apprentice scheme with Snow Camp, before travelling to Val d’Isère ski resort in France with Inghams.
Disability Snowsport UK launch cold water challenge campaign
Bonnie McGhie-Convery taking on the Dip, Dunk, Dook challenge for DSUK
The UK’s leading adaptive snowsports charity, Disability Snowsport UK (DSUK) have just launched a new cold water fundraising challenge, asking winter sports enthusiasts across the country to embrace the chill and help raise vital funds to support adaptive skiers and snowboarders in Britain this winter.
The Spring 2024 Issue of Skier and Snowboarder is out now!
The Spring Issue of Skier & Snowboarder is out now – offering a great combination of first person experiences from resorts throughout the world, holiday news, the latest equipment, UK slope and club news and more!
Celebrating ski patrollers worldwide on International Ski Patrol Day 2024
PHOTO: Jim Wood, Ski Patrol Manager at Glenshee. © Stevie McKenna
On 10 February 2024, Helly Hansen, the global ski and outdoor brand trusted by professionals, will take part in the third annual International Ski Patrol Day (ISPD) to recognise ski patrollers and their extraordinary work to keep resorts open, safe, and fun for people of all ages and skill levels.
Travel agency’s fundraising for DSUK increases almost tenfold
PHOTO: ©DSUK
In the second year of fundraising for Disability Snowsport UK (DSUK), a charity whose mission is to open snowsports to all, Iglu skiers and boarders have donated almost ten times the sum raised in the previous, inaugural year of the partnership.