Snowboard Lessons for children - UK

Hello,

I'm having problems sorting out a snowboard course for my children, aged 10
and 12. I live in Harlow, Essex and the 2 local dry slopes are not able to
give lessons. At Basildon kids must be at least 11 and at Welwyn kids must
have size 4 feet, so both are out.
SnozoneMK do kids lessons for £22/hour but this is a bit of a long way,
although real snow, and they don't do courses. Anybody here know of any
slopes not too far from Harlow that cater for kids?

Thank you


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Hello,

I'm having problems sorting out a snowboard course for my children,
aged 10 and 12. I live in Harlow, Essex and the 2 local dry slopes
are not able to give lessons. At Basildon kids must be at least 11
and at Welwyn kids must have size 4 feet, so both are out.
SnozoneMK do kids lessons for £22/hour but this is a bit of a long
way, although real snow, and they don't do courses. Anybody here
know of any slopes not too far from Harlow that cater for kids?

I'm getting really annoyed at my posts not showing up when I post from
work!!!

To try and remember what I said... I think it's worth the 1.5 hour trip to
MK for the 'real' snow. Maybe you can take lessons for different skill
levels to make up for the lack of a "course".

There is a dry slope in Brentwood but I don't know anything about it.

Cheers
Tim

Thanks for the reply. I also posted to r.s.r.e. and got a few replies.
I've tried Brentwood, Welwyn and all the localish ones but no snowboarding
for under 11's and snozoneMK is £22 for a one hour session for kids.
I've now booked them in to High Wycombe for a starter lesson on
Saturday[#1], if they enjoy it then I'll get them another lesson there then
pop over to Milton Keynes.

Thanks again

[1#] - £3.50 to join and £11 and hour for nippers

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Hello,

I'm having problems sorting out a snowboard course for my children, aged 10
and 12. I live in Harlow, Essex and the 2 local dry slopes are not able to
give lessons. At Basildon kids must be at least 11 and at Welwyn kids must
have size 4 feet, so both are out.
SnozoneMK do kids lessons for £22/hour but this is a bit of a long way,
although real snow, and they don't do courses. Anybody here know of any
slopes not too far from Harlow that cater for kids?

Thank you


Buy a skateboard. I started to skateboard this autumn and it feels
like snowboarding when going slalom downhill. I have borrowed the book
"Skateboard, a step-by-step quide to Improving your technique"
(written by Steven Kane) from the local library.

The youngest (10 years) is getting a skateboard for his birthday in a few
days. Also I have a 'freebord' ( www.freebord.com ) that I will get them on
but there are no decent hills around here.

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David Brown ) wrote:
Thanks for the reply. I also posted to r.s.r.e. and got a few
replies. I've tried Brentwood, Welwyn and all the localish ones but
no snowboarding for under 11's and snozoneMK is £22 for a one hour
session for kids.
I've now booked them in to High Wycombe for a starter lesson on
Saturday[#1], if they enjoy it then I'll get them another lesson
there then pop over to Milton Keynes.

Thanks again

[1#] - £3.50 to join and £11 and hour for nippers

I hope they have fun. I've never been on a dry slope but it's certainly
cheaper! I'm looking forward to getting my 4 year old on her (Christmas
present) ski boards in Norway.

Cheers
Tim

I hope they have fun. I've never been on a dry slope but it's certainly
cheaper! I'm looking forward to getting my 4 year old on her (Christmas
present) ski boards in Norway.

I only tried boarding for the first time this year as my usual skiing parner
couldn't make our holiday and I had to go with a beginner. I had 3x2 hour
lessons at Hemel Hempstead and nearly got to the point of linked turns.
First day on the snow in France and I was crusing down any slope you could
throw at me ) Now I'm just a bit scared to get on that bloody
plastic stuff again and make a total fool of myself.
At least I've got at least 2 boarding/skiing holidays this season, the last
chance I will have as I'll have to take the kids in 2004/2005 if they enjoy
it.

Regards

David )