Snowboarding - (18yr+) Adults

Adults in a snowboarding class

Four-week lesson blocks let you build your confidence and skills from week to week, and fit in any extra practice between sessions. 

Dates and times

Saturday: 09:30 - 11:30

  • 28 November, 05, 12, 19 December - Beginner
  • 09, 16, 23, 30 January 2027 - Intermediate
  • 06, 13, 27 February, 06 March 2027 (excluding 20 February) - Beginner
  • 13, 20, 27 March, 03 April 2027 - Intermediate
  • 24 April, 01, 08, 15 May 2027 - Beginner
  • 29 May, 05, 12, 19 June 2027 - Intermediate

Sunday: 14:00 - 16:00

  • 25 October, 01, 08, 15 November - Beginner
  • 10, 17, 24, 31 January 2027 - Beginner
  • 07, 14, 28 February, 07 March 2027 (excludes 21 February) - Intermediate
  • 14, 21, 28 March, 04 April 2027 - Beginner
  • 25 April, 02, 09, 16 May 2027 - Intermediate

Prices

Prices include instruction, snowboard, helmets, boots, knee pads and use of uplift.

£122.00

All prices are subject to Midlothian Council price increases.

Booking

Bookings should be made online using our app - download our app on Apple or download our app on Google.

Levels

Beginner 

  • Basics of technique
  • Control of speed and direction
  • Side slipping & diagonal side slipping
  • Safe use of uplift - tow and chairlift when available.

Level 1: Heel and tow edge side slip from green path/full length of nursery slope 
Level 2: Diagonal side slip on heel and tow edge from first red path

If you miss the first class you can not attend later classes. 

Intermediate - able to use the tow to the middle station & perform diagonal side slip on both toe and heel edge

  • Introduction and development of turning
  • Garlands on both heel and toe edges
  • Improve steering skills
  • Introduction to basic turns
  • Controlled descent from the top

Level 3: Garlands on heel and tow edge, controlled descent from second red path 
Level 4: Basic turns on lower slopes, controlled descent from the top (face) 
Level 5: Controlled basic turns from first red path.

Advanced - able to turn consistently from the first red path and ride, in control, from the top station

  • Linking turns together
  • Turn on steeper terrain
  • Short radius and long radius turns

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