Advantages: Good fun Disadvantages: Quite expensive
...friends also frequently visit the Sheffield Ski Village, which is only a few miles from where I live. One day last year I accompanied them on a visit here, initially as a spectator, only to return a few weeks later as a fully participating visitor.
The Sheffield Ski Village is the largest artificial outdoor ski slope in Europe and opened in 2001. Unlike places like Xscape at Milton Keynes and Castleford, and the Ski Dome at Tamworth this does not ... ...slopes. If you visit the Sheffield Ski Village you will find that the prices vary considerably but be warned the prices are not cheap. The standard off peak cost on the main slopes is as below:
Adult - £11.40 (17 Euros)
Child - £8.70 (13 Euros)
Student £9.00 (13.5 Euros)
Family ticket - £28.50 (43 Euros)
My friends who are quite frequent visitors have made themselves members and enjoy a reduced entry fee. During my second visit here I came with ...
micksheff 10.01.2008
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Advantages: variety of slopes Disadvantages: equpiment could be better
...a trip this year to sheffield ski village, i was understandably a little apprehensive, but i signed up for it anyway. I took along just about everything possible, including about 3 pairs of gloves, as i had heard that when you fall on dry slopes, the matting can be painfull on the hands.
When we got there, we was fitted out with the boots and skis. For about half an hour we were trying to fasten them, and finally one of the staff took pity on us ... ...like i had expected!
Sheffield ski village is said to to be one of the best dry slopes in the Uk, and is is quite resonably priced, and i would recommend it to everyone, no matter what level of ability you have, there is sure to be something for you.
(does not have accomodation, so ignore that part below, ok) ...
naomiuk 27.06.2001 (06.07.2001)
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Advantages: Good place to practise if you live nearby. Range of slopes. Disadvantages: Not as good as snow! Hired equipment is sometimes poor.
...to the real thing. Well Sheffield Ski Village is a dry slope, but it is very good still...
Sheffield Ski Village comprises of Three main slopes ranging from a beginner slope to a long and reasonably wide central slope and an advanced slope. There is also a cool aggressive park (which i have never tried, just watched in awe as people fly off the ramps! One day...) and two self contained nursey slopes for those having lessons.
You can hire equipment ... ...If you live near to Sheffield and you want to start snowboarding or skiing then it would not cost too much to start here. It is also a good place to practise your skills and just have some fun on the slopes. I recommend it because I think it is the best dry slope in the UK.
NB- Please ignore what it says below about Accommadation: terrible etc. I had to complete those fields even though Sheffield is not a holiday resort! ...
tendril- 05.06.2001
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Advantages: I cant fault them Disadvantages: It is a bit far out and up a massive steep hill
...took a trop to the Sheffield Ski Village. I went thinking that it was going to be like one of the normal everyday slopes but when i got there i was pleasently suprised. There were 2 nursery slopes, a junior slope down the left hand side. Down the middle there was a large slope that was for the more advanced skier and then down the right hand side there was a half pipe and a couple of jumps. Anything that the skier and snowboarder of day need. When ... ...which landed in a water bath kind of thing.
There is not actually any real snow at the ski village but at some places it is the woven mat stuff and in other places it is like carpet that is sprayed with water to make it like ice. Wicked or wat!?
When i got there the staff where very helpful and after I had paid the reasonalbe price they pointed out where to go to get my ski's/snowboard and my boots. The hire of the ski/snowboard and boots is all ...
Kuli2 03.07.2001
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Advantages: Instuctors, beginner to advanced, hire inc. bar shop Disadvantages: Dendex, v painful
...you do live in the Sheffield area and you would like to learn snowboarding (rather than the one off lesson) they do accept jobs in the boot-room - 6hours/week and you get free lessons and and lift-pass - which is worth more than the wage you could get if snowboard/ski alot!
But back to the Ski Village. On arrival you are greated by a small car park that looks like something from the wild west, but beyond that is the view of Sheffield (which can ... ...introduce himself. The instuctors at sheffield are really friendly aswell as good at what they do. They won't rush you and will et you progress at your own speed, aswell as 1-1 help down the slope if needed!
And if its not your first lesson, you may request the same instuctor (If they are working) or a instuctor you like. At sheffield your not just "Another idiot learning to snowboard/ski", you will be remembered by your instructors.
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punkboii 31.03.2005
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Advantages: A good way to see if you're any good before booking a holiday. Disadvantages: A bit out of the way, you need your own transport.
My visit here last week was the first time I had ever tried snowboarding, I was terrified. I'd been skiing before, but never here. My friend knew about the place so we decided to go for a laugh, and it was. We decided to have a 1 hour lesson, which cost us £17, including hiring the board + boots, which I thought was pretty reasonable. Fortunately there was only three of us in our group, which was great. However some groups semmed to have more than ... ...pace not pushing us to learn things too quickly and didn't laugh when we all fell over each other!!!
I thought the ski villiage was brilliant. There was a bar, a shop and a cafe. The bar was great, the prices were reasonable and it had a huge fire, just like being abroad. The whole place was really modern, all big wooden beams and wooden flooring, all the staff seemed great, including the guy who had to show us how to put our boots on!!
I found ...
hrclark 26.11.2001
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Advantages: Great skiing Disadvantages: Very expensive
...said in the heading the sheffield ski village has great ski facilities and a very good alternative to castleford's xscape. The ski village uses a special kind of wet mesh rather than replica snow, however it is as similar to genuine as possible withouth travelling to a foreign country which in that respect is incredibly cheap sparing the price of flights, hotel stay etc. It is great for new skier's to 'learn the ropes' of snow plowing and parallell ...
masterproud 07.09.2009
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