MOONPIG founder and former BBC Dragon – Nick Jenkins – has officially opened Wiltshire’s first ‘infinity’ ski slope.

Wiltshire local Nick is behind the new South Wilts Ski Club, at Bapton, which features the innovative slope.

And he said he was thrilled to give skiers and those hoping to start on the slopes the chance to master their technique in the south west.

“I’m a very keen skier and I wanted to find somewhere for my daughter to practice between skiing holidays,” he said.

“I tried the Skieasy infinity slope in London myself and loved it, but it was always too busy to book and it was a 90-minute drive.

“I wondered if I could bring the concept to Wiltshire so in June last year, I started looking for a suitable building to base it in and now we are opening.”

Situated in a farmyard in Bapton, near the junction of the A36 and the A303 between Warminster and Salisbury, the facility offers ski enthusiasts “an unparalleled opportunity to learn, refine their technique, or build slope fitness before the ski season”, a spokesperson said.

Coaching will be on offer at South Wilts Ski Club, in Bapton

They said the Infinity Slope’s continuous, rolling surface provides unique advantages, including:
• Personalised one-on-one coaching with recorded video feedback for precision improvement.
• No time wasted getting back up the slope. In contrast, a run on a dry ski slope is 10-20 seconds and takes five times longer to get back up again. Even in a ski resort the ratio of skiing to lift time is 1:5.
• One hour non-stop at full speed is the equivalent of skiing from the top of Everest to sea level!
• The surface is always the same, the weather is the same and there is no one to crash into you. You can focus on your technique.
• Great for introducing children to skiing before their first ski holiday so you can quickly skip the nursery slopes.

The concept of an Infinity Slope was invented by Maxxtracks in the Netherlands, where there are 50 ski centres, with 150 slopes.

To date, there are just four slopes open to the general public in the UK, including South Wilts Ski Club.

Visitors will receive personalised one-on-one coaching from resident ski instructor Craig Philpott, who can also provide video playback of each session, allowing the student to observe and correct any unique habits in their technique.

The South Wilts Ski Club will officially open tomorrow (Thursday, October 17), offering sessions starting from 30 minutes.

Sessions run from Wednesday to Sunday; Wednesday, noon to 8pm; Thursday and Friday from 11am to 6pm; and Saturday and Sunday from 10am to 5pm. They cost from £30 per person for 30 minutes in peak time and £18 per 30 minutes off-peak (when booking a block of six sessions). Ski boots, helmets, and skis are provided free of charge.

For more information and to book a session, visit southwiltsski.com.

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