"Snowboarding is an activity that is very popular with people who do not feel that regular skiing is lethal enough."
Dave Barry
Snowboarding began life as Snufring in 1965, joining 2 skis and attaching a rope to steer.
These days the rope is gone, Snowboarding is now a recognised Winter Olympic sport popular with dare devils all over the world and you can learn it right here at Snow Factor!
As the UK's largest indoor real snow slope, we have perfect conditions for learning any time of the year, day or night.
All our instructors are fully qualified and have a passion for Snow Sports. No two people are the same and our team will be with you every step of the way, at a pace that your comfortable with and of course making it fun.
"We had never stepped on a board and since discovering Snow Factor in May 2013 have stumbled into a new world of language, fitness, excitement and a fantastic circle of friends that the sport and Snow Factor has introduced us to, truly life changing, for this I thank you." Steve Rooney
Complete our skills programme and you will be ready to hit those mountains in no time.
So what will you learn?
Skills 1: Introduction
Learn about the equipment, become comfortable sliding around on your snowboard and introduce basic posture and control, work on using your toe edge of the board to control your speed and direction.
Skills 2: Heel Edge
work on using your heel edge of the board to control your speed and direction.
Skills 3: One Turn
Developing a full turn from toe edge to hell edge.
Skills 4: Two Turns
progressing from one turn onto linking two turns together.
Skills 5: Main Slope
This stage will continue to work on turns and turn shape and introduce Snowboarding down the main slope.
How much will it cost?
We have different options available to suit your life style so you can learn at your own leisure, from single lessons with a group, private lessons, fastrack lessons and ski / snowboard in a day for those looking to learn quickly,
| Lessons | Adult | Junior |
|---|---|---|
| Single Lesson (90 minutes) | £29.00 | £25.00 |
| Fast Track (4 hours) * | £89.00 | £59.00 |
| Learn to board in a Day (8 hours) | £159.00 | n/a |
| Private Lessons | 2 people | 4 people |
| 1 Hour | £89.00 | £99.00 |
| 1.5 Hours | £129.00 |
* Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday only, dependent on availability.
To book the above contact our call centre team on 0871 222 5672!
Teaching
To ensure the safety of all slope users, no-one other than our fully qualified Snow Factor instructors are permitted to teach or provide coaching on the dedicated lesson slope or main slope at any time.
Instruction, Coaching and Development at Snow Factor are provided by Snow Factor Training Ltd. Snow Factor Training was established to foster and develop access to winter sports. We do this in conjunction with our partners at BASI and DSUK. Our objectives include;
- To provide training and tuition to the public in relation to snow sports
- To foster and develop amongst the public skills in relation to snow sports
- To promote safety and awareness of snow and ice environments to the public
- To provide education to the public in relation to snow sports.
