As Snowsport England’s 30 Days of Snowsport passes its mid-point, 29 events across the country have already celebrated the up and coming winter season, and offered a range of snowsport opportunities for all.

From rollerski taster sessions in York to free skiing for students in Southampton to a This Girl Can roadshow in Bracknell, the campaign has created a buzz about snowsports at slopes and towns across the UK in a bid to get more people into skiing and snowboarding.

With 13 days and 28 events left to go, there are plenty of opportunities to get involved across England, and come and have a go at either skiing or snowboarding – whether a complete beginner or seasoned snowsports enthusiast.

Last weekend saw alpine racers from schools across England descend on Norfolk Ski Club for the ESSKIA National Schools Ski Championships finals, whilst up in Manchester at Chill Factore, it was the British Indoor Snowboard & Freeski Championships. Rounding off the weekend’s events saw the Oatcake Jam at Ski Kidsgrove and popular free taster sessions at SkiPlex Reading and Basingstoke.

Coming up this weekend is the 30 Days of Snowsport Open Day at Ackers Adventure in Birmingham (Sunday), Beginner Weekend at Snozone in Milton Keynes and Castleford (all weekend), The Big Bang Snowboard Show at SnowDome Tamworth (all weekend) and the Rob George Charity Jam at Stoke Ski Centre (Saturday).

Snowsport England Ambassadors, all of whom are part of the English Alpine or Park + Pipe Squads, are also touring the country at different 30 Days of Snowsport events, spreading the word about how addictive skiing and snowboarding is.. At the ESSKIA Finals last weekend, Freya Eaton, Daniel Barton and Jacob Hallet were meeting and answering young racers questions, whilst at The Brits, Will Feneley was telling his story of how he got into freestyle.

Snowsport England Participation Development Officer Will McGlynn said: “We have seen a lot of online activity and press coverage for our 30 Days of Snowsport events, which have created a great buzz about both individual events and the overall campaign. Even better, we have seen new people giving snowsports a try at many of the events and we’re excited to see this trend continue at events until the end of October! We will now work closely with the centres through national participation programme GO SKI GO BOARD to ensure these people come back and try skiing or snowboarding again, and again, and again!”

For more information about 30 Days of Snowsport and all the different events, visit the websitewww.goskigoboard.org.uk/30Days or get involved with the campaign on social media using #30DaysofSnowsport on the Snowsport England Facebook or Twitter (@SnowsportEng) pages.