 Poster: A snowHead
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Hi all,
Have been lurking on this forum for a few weeks now and have read a lot of useful/funny/interesting stuff (thanks everyone) - thought it was time to write something of my own!
I am learning to ski (have had a day lesson plus some tentative practice at Chill Factore in Manchester - am at the 'dodgy linked snowplough turn' kind of stage) in preparation for a trip to Alpe D'Huez in February  about which I'm very excited, but that's another story!
As I wanted to continue regular lessons/practice but minimise the cost, I started looking into cheaper dry slope options, and would recommend Kidsgrove Ski Centre (run by North Staffs Ski Club) for anyone in the area who might be interested. I signed up for 3x 1.5-hour lessons, only £35 in total, which I was told would probably be in a small group but have turned out to be private lessons - these full price at Chill Factore would be more than 10x the cost and it's a fair bit cheaper too than CF's group lessons in which there can be up to 10 people in an often very crowded beginner area! I had my first lesson yesterday evening and found it very enjoyable and informative. The slope was also a lot quieter than CF generally is so in my opinion is ideal for slightly nervous/occasionally out-of-control beginners  the slope is much shorter but I can't see this being a problem for people learning, and the 'Playgrass' surface seems OK and would be pretty soft to fall on. Once you reach the required recreational standard, you can pay £12 for a couple of hours there - or pay £96 to join the club, then use it as often as you like with no extra charge - it does shut in summer, though.
Obviously I'm new to all this so don't have much to compare it with - but it all seems like a good bargain to me! I'm not sure if they do lessons for people beyond the beginner stage - am hoping so for when (if?) I get to that point...
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Welcome to snowHeads catclaires, 
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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admin, thanks! It's a great forum!
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You need to Login to know who's really who.
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Yes and thanks to U too for your advice!
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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catclaires, welcome to s
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If anybody is in the Kidsgrove area tomorrow, I believe they are having an open day with free starter lessons throughout the day.
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