Manchester is set to go snowsports mad, starting on 22nd October, as Chill Factore hosts a succession of big skiing and snowboarding events. The highlight of the week is a visit from Sochi 2014 Winter Olympian and GO SKI GO BOARD ambassador, snowboarder Aimee Fuller on Friday 24th October, all forming part of Snowsport England’s 30 Days of Snowsport.

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Aimee Fuller will be visiting Chill Factore during the afternoon of Friday 24th October, with a signing session taking place at 5pm where the public can meet Aimee and talk to her about life as a professional snowboarder. Aimee Fuller has just become the latest ambassador of Snowsport England’s national participation campaign, GO SKI GO BOARD www.goskigoboard.org.uk

Following the signing session, there is a big Core Freestyle Night for all levels. Skiers and snowboarders who are comfortable on the slope and can control their speed are welcome to join in, and new for Friday 24th October is a ‘Try It’ Park for beginners; ideal for freestyle newbies with easy to ride features. The night runs from 6-10pm.

Before Aimee’s visit, earlier in the week on Wednesday 22nd October, there will be an evening with the Capita Snowboarding Pro Team, which includes some of the world’s best snowboarders. The international team will doing signings in the Subvert Boardstore before heading out on the slope to show us what they’ve got. There will also be some demo boards available for testing. www.capitasnowboarding.com/team

The following day on Saturday 25th October, Subjam hits Chill Factore’s slopes. Subjam is a special night in aid of Christie's Cancer Hospital in Manchester. The freestyle park will be buzzing with activity, with all freestylers welcome to join the jam session. There will also de a demo village full of top ski and snowboard brands, a live DJ and a huge raffle with amazing prizes.

Morwenna Angove from Chill Factore said of the activity: “With such excitement around freestyle skiing and snowboarding at the moment, we are thrilled to welcome Great Britain snowboarder Aimee Fuller to Chill Factore, and to be hosting such a busy and exciting week revolving around the sport. With the Ski and Snowboard Show taking place at the same time, which will also mean lots of people trying snowsports for the first time, there will be a huge snowsports buzz in Manchester that week. We are also delighted that our events will form part of Snowsport England’s bigger 30 Days of Snowsport initiative, which is getting people across the country excited about skiing and snowboarding.”

These big events are running at the same time as the Ski and Snowboard Show, taking place just down the road at EventCity from 24-26th October.

For more information on Chill Factore’s events visit www.chillfactore.com and for more information and tickets for the Ski and Snowboard Show visit www.skiandsnowboard.co.uk

‘30 Days of Snowsport’ is an initiative which runs at both slopes nationwide as well as online to celebrate the start of the winter season and get people excited about snowsports. All 30 Days of Snowsport online activities will run on www.goskigoaboard.org.uk/30days and Snowsport England’s Twitter @Snowsport_Eng. Visit the website for a full list of all 30 Days of Snowsport events.