| Skiing on your stag weekend | | | | abroad such as France, Austria, as well as some |
| For a taste of the extreme on your stag weekend, | | | | other less well known skiing resorts; but excellent |
| why not book a skiing experience for you and your | | | | stag weekend resorts, like Riga in Latvia. Get |
| friends? Get strapped in and take to the piste as you | | | | wrapped up warm and then head to the slope with |
| await the adrenaline rush of slip sliding down a ski | | | | your stag party. You’ll be met by your instructor |
| slope wondering if you’ll remember how to stop | | | | who will take you through what you’ll cover in |
| like the instructor told you. Skiing makes a great | | | | your day and then it’s off to get you kitted out. |
| activity for stag weekends looking for something | | | | The activity centre will provide you with all the |
| fast paced and exciting. | | | | equipment you’ll need to enjoy your skiing |
| What is skiing? | | | | activity from helmet, goggles, gloves, ski suit and |
| For those who don’t know, skiing is a popular | | | | obviously your skis and poles. Then you’ll head |
| recreational and professional sport the falls into two | | | | to the slope where, if it’s your first lesson, |
| categories, Nordic Style and Alpine style skiing. It all | | | | you’ll learn the basics of skiing such as stopping, |
| depends on how your boot is bound to the ski as to | | | | starting and how to turn. Once you’ve practiced |
| which category it falls in, but for the purpose of a | | | | these basic moves you’ll be able to try them out |
| stag weekend skiing adventure you don’t need | | | | on a beginners’ slope which is a relatively low |
| to know too much about this! If it’s your first | | | | incline and lets you find your feet. If you’re |
| time skiing it unlikely that you’ll be setting | | | | already a pro then you might want to skip the lesson |
| yourself up for any Alpine freestyle or acrobatics on | | | | and just head to the slopes to tear up some snow! |
| the slope but it’s good to know a bit about the | | | | Why skiing on a stag weekend? |
| sport. Skiing was thought to have been invented by | | | | Skiing mixes excitement and adventure which is |
| pre-historic Nordic folk to enable them to hunt better | | | | perfect for a stag weekend away. When you’re |
| over the snowy environment. When you see the | | | | flying down a slope with the sun shining and |
| kinds of speed and manoeuvres possible on the | | | | you’re pulling off some James Bond moves, |
| slopes you’ll soon understand why this made | | | | you’re going to be thinking that things |
| perfect hunting sense! | | | | couldn’t’ really get much better. Even if you |
| What can you expect? | | | | have people in your stag party who have never been |
| There are a number of manmade slopes in the UK, | | | | skiing before, arranging a lesson is a great way to |
| or you can try the real thing in various locations | | | | get everyone involved. |