Nurse the LCR hangover with a Wednesday afternoon outing to Trowse Mountain, Norwich's answer to the Matterhorn. One of the best things about Snowsports at UEA is that we have such great facilities so close. Norwich Dry Slope is only 10 minutes drive from UEA offering a pretty basic mixture of dendex and snowflex to suit everyones needs, from the soft nursery slope to the reasonably sized kicker and quarterpipe. Following the dryslope we usually have a drink at the Trowse Bar then back to the Union Pub for a few jars......
Features:
- Nursery Slope (Snowflex)
- Intermidiate Slope (Snowflex)
- Main Slope (Dendex)
- Kicker and Quarter Pipe (Snowflew)
- Drag Lift
Taster sessions:
Ski
- Taster session on wednesday 7th October
- Will be from 3 - 4
- Meeting outside the sportspark at 2pm
- This is for skiers only, places are limited and are allocated on a first come first served basis, so if you are interested in this please come along to the hive on monday or wednesday from 10 till 2.
Snowboard
- Taster session on thursday 8th October
- Will be from 8:30 - 9:30
- Meeting outside the sportspark at 7:30pm
- This is for snowboarders only, places are limited and are allocated on a first come first served basis, so if you are interested in this please come along to the hive on monday or wednesday 10-2.
Lessons:
Ski
- Wednesday 14th of October
- For skiers only
- Costing: £39 for 6 hours of lessons
- Members attending lessons must attend for all the 4 weeks
- We will be meeting outside the sports park every wednesday from the 14th at 2pm. Lessons again are limited and allocated on a first come first served basis.
- Ski Lessons: josie@ueass.co.uk
Snowboard
- Thursday 15th of October
- For snowboarders only
- Costing: £39 for 6 hours of lessons
- Members attending lessons must attend for all the 4 weeks
- We will be meeting outside the sports park every thursday from the 15th at 7:30pm. Lessons again are limited and allocated on a first come first served basis.
- Snowboard Lessons: ben.blagg@ueass.co.uk
What you need:
- Snowboard pant or ski pants (not your brand new snowboard pants from Revolutionz though)
- Gloves are required, bring your own or face the box of USED gloves
- A bit of cash for the use of the dryslope and drinks, £15 is about enough, transport to and from is paid for!
- You can use your own equipment if you have it or you can hire (same price)
Freestyle:
- Freestyle nights: For those who like to freestyle, there are weekly sessions available and also Improver Sessions with instruction for those who need to gain some confidence.
- Thursday evenings - freestyle
- Monday evenings - improvers
Race Training:
- Race Training: Slalom sessions and race team training are available for the more competent skiers, friday evenings/sunday mornings.
Although its not real snow, these guys offer you lot some big discounts and have plently of activities ranging from freestyle and race training to tubing. It takes a bit of getting used to but once you've got it down you'll have the rush back. So join us for a laugh on a wednesday afternoon, just get in touch with either Ben (snowboard captain) or Josie (ski captain).
