Cheers,

Daran

hope all’s well. I want to join Sam as a member and we are also planning to come down to the monthly Sunday sessions, i’m having problems downloading your membership form, any chance you could email one to me?

tnks
Ally

If you can ski OK ( just ok is fine don’t have to be an total expert) & would like to try Freestyle get down to your local ski slope at a Freestyle session & start asking how to get involved.

If are able to get to Bracknell you are in luck because we run a Sunday morning coached session where we help people to get started & make sure there is a range of kit out that is suitable for all the levels that are there that day.

We also have a limited range of freestyle skis , helmets & back protectors so we can usually hire those to people who are just starting out, we don’t charge much as we want to see people get involved & try the sport.

If you get into it we can advise on how to get your own stuff without spending too much.

For a Sunday am session at Bracknell , 9:00-11:00 ski time
costs should be – £15 one off anual payment to John Nike ski club
£10 per session add another £10 if hiring skis & helmets from us

Feel Free to give me a call (I’ll mail my number) or direct email

Paul Webb
Paul@Southernfreestyle.co.uk

Join our Facebook page
Southern.Freestyle@groups.facebook.com

& you will see various comps being announced.

Comps vary , types are :-
1) informal slopestyle/rail jam on dry & indoor slopes in the UK , good fun but as the normally only give top 3 prizes & some spot prizes so its hard to know where you rate but a great way to get involved informally & you don’t have to do any judged runs where you are the only skier on the slope with everyone watching you.
2) UK organised comps , I know of 3 orgs that run them & they will give all riders a score & position in age group & overall so you will know exactly how you did.
Brits org usually run at least one in late summer early autumn , they used to run 3 indoor & 3 outdoor but have really cut down & I think last year only ran an outdoor at Norwich & a indoor at Castelford in Yorkshire.
The last 2 years the Southern Freestyle group has run a 3 dry slope series in May-June & will probably do so again.
In Scotland there is a Scottish series
3) Entry level Snow comps – The only one organised by a UK compnay is the Brits in Laax in March – a week long competition, 4 competative days, Halfpipe , Slopestyle , Ski cross & Big Air – you can pick any or do them all, level is beginner to European level but all must have a UK passport to compete. There are also some other series run by European orgs.
4) Next level FIS level National , Europa & World Cup level, here you start to need a FIS licese from Bristish Snow Sports & to qualify for that you must be registered as an freestyle performer with Snow Sport England.

Feel free to give me a ring or email to get more info.

Paul Webb

Paul@Southernfreestyle.co.uk

Normal times for Freestyle sessions at Bracknell are :-

Tues even – public session from 7pm to 10pm £12 Adult , £10 junior cheaper if member of John Nike Ski Club – see below

Sun morning – Club session with coaches 9-11am £12 per session + You need to join the John Nike ski club for these sessions ( £15 Junior , £29 Adult ) & if you attend regularly then an additional £15 to join the Sounthern Freestyle Club to help us maintain the kit we use.

Once a month we have a longer Sunday session which is our squad training from 9-11:30 am -this is more serious coaching & has riders travelling from other slopes.

All standards are catered for in every session.

Anyone can turn up on the Tuesday. Feel free to pop along for a chat on sunday though to see what it’s all about.

Chatham freestyle night is on a Thursday.

Regards,

Daran.

Have just found the John nike website and then subsequently yours – I’m a god intermediate snowboarder but haven’t done much freestyle, having failed to get powder on my last few annual trips I’m keen to get into freestyle a bit more and this sounds perfect – do you guys just turn up on Tuesdays or do any sort of club nights other than for team members?

Thanks