Learn to board packages

Learn to board packages are a great introduction for would-be riders, and offer an excellent way to hit the slopes and master a new skill. Snowboarding is now a major winter sport, attracting all types of people of all ages. With a convenient learn to board package this can be the ideal holiday for people intent on discovering the basics of this exhilarating sport.

 

Learn to board packages are a great way to discover the thrills of snowboarding, and offer students a fun and lively environment in which to learn, as well as the support and company of fellow boarders, all with the same goal. As snowboarding requires a very different action to skiing, and a completely new movement and method of getting down the slopes, a ‘learn to board package’ is one of the best ways to begin. Learn to board packages make it easy for students, as everything they need is included, with snowboard and boot hire, a lift pass and lessons offered for the entire duration of the package. Tuition on a ‘learn to board package’ varies, but is generally at least 3 hours a day. Wide gentle nursery slopes are ideal for practicing technique, and tend to be full of other beginners just starting out, too. Those on a learn to board package can move on to steeper slopes as they progress throughout the week, mastering the basics of snowboarding and working towards eventually tackling some of the resort's more challenging red runs.

 

There are many ski resorts suitable for a learn to board package, such as blue piste ski resorts and well-known beginner's resorts, with key components being extensive nursery slopes, good lift facilities and highly-regarded ski and board schools. Popular destinations for a learn to board package include the resorts of Andorra such as Soldeu, El Tarter, Pas de la Casa and Arinsal, and resorts in France such as Flaine, Morzine and Risoul, as well as established boarding resorts such as Alpe d'Huez. Austria offers good learn to board packages in resorts with excellent snowboard schools such as Mayrhofen, Obergurgl, Niederau and Soll, with Italian resorts including Sauze d'Oulx and Livigno.