Getting Back on Skis After 20 Years
For Yorkshire skiers who learned at Sheffield Ski Village, stopped, and are thinking about returning. What has changed, and where to start.
Yorkshire's skiing lives on dry slopes and in regional clubs. Snozone Yorkshire (Castleford, real snow) and Halifax Ski and Snowboard Centre (Snowflex, freestyle) are the active venues. Sheffield Ski Village, once Europe's largest artificial ski resort, closed in 2012 but remains part of regeneration plans.
For Yorkshire skiers who learned at Sheffield Ski Village, stopped, and are thinking about returning. What has changed, and where to start.
The definitive story of Sheffield Ski Village. Once Europe's largest artificial ski resort, destroyed by a 2012 fire, now the subject of regeneration.
Yorkshire ski clubs worth knowing about: alpine race, cross-country, freestyle and recreational clubs based around Snozone Yorkshire and Halifax.
For Yorkshire skiers who also fell run or hike. What outdoor kit crosses over to skiing, what does not, and the mistakes people make.