More Than 1000 Kids Take Part in Inaugural Schools Ski Week
More Than 1000 Kids Take Part in Inaugural Schools Ski Week
Published : 05-May-2016 08:05
An initiative to get more school children to try out snowsports has been hailed a success by organisers Snowsport England, who have already announced it will be back in 2017.
The new National Schools Snowsport Week, which ended last week and had won sponsorship from Visit Andorra saw just under 150 schools taking part at 21 ski slopes across England – including indoor snow centres and dry slopes.
1066 school children took part altogether, trying skiing or snowboarding either for free or at low cost. There were free taster sessions at most of the participating slopes as well as low cost recreational slope time. Visit Andorra and another sponsor, school tour operator Equity, helped ensure each child away with a goody bag for their efforts.
"2016's National Schools Snowsport Week has exceeded our expectations by a long way, and more importantly given the snowsports bug to hundreds of children across the country," said Dominic McGonigal, Chairman of Snowsport England's Youth Development Committee, "A big thanks goes out to all the schools, slopes and volunteers involved. We definitely plan to do the same again next year but even bigger and better!"
www.nssw.co.uk
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