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 Topic: Winter ActivitiesThe new items published under this topic are as follows.
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Heliskiing and Heliboarding use a helicopter to get you right to the top of inaccessible mountains for an extreme skiing or snowboarding experience.
Skills - Strength: 6, Balance: 9, Flexibility: 8, Agility: 8, Coordination: 8
Time needed: travelling time + 4 hours, Cost to try: £500
Read full article: 'Heliskiing and Heliboarding' (218 bytes more)  
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Dog Sledding is driving a team of dogs to pull a sled over ice and snow.
Skills - Strength: 7, Balance: 6, Flexibility: 3, Agility: 5, Coordination: 6
Time needed: travelling time + 3 hours, Cost to try: £100
Read full article: 'Dogsledding' (4520 bytes more)
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Curling is a sport in which players slide stones across a sheet of ice towards a target area.
Skills - Strength: 3, Balance: 5, Flexibility: 3, Agility: 1, Coordination: 5
Time needed: travelling time + 1 hour, Cost to try: £20
Read full article: 'Curling' (260 bytes more)
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Bob Rafting is to snow what white water rafting is to water. Speed down a snowy hillside in a large inflatable raft.
Skills - Strength: 5, Balance: 1, Flexibility: 1, Agility: 1, Coordination: 1
Time needed: travelling time + 2 hours, Cost to try: £50
Read full article: 'Bob Rafting' (352 bytes more)
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Bobsleigh or bobsled is a winter sport in which teams of two or four make timed runs that are combined to make your final score you slide down narrow, twisting, banked, iced tracks in a gravity-powered sled.
Skills - Strength: 8, Balance: 3, Flexibility: 5, Agility: 7, Coordination: 7
Time needed: travelling time + 2 hours, Cost to try: £118
Read full article: 'Bobsleigh' (160 bytes more)
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Biathlon is a winter sport that combines cross-country skiing and rifle shooting.
Skills - Strength: 5, Balance: 6, Flexibility: 4, Agility: 4, Coordination: 6
Time needed: 4 hours, Cost to try: £free at one of the biathlon clubs listed
Read full article: 'Biathlon' (904 bytes more)
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Snowboarding is just sooo cool. Surfing on snow looking cool and performing spins, jumps and other tricks. Or just carving the piste looking good.
Skills - Strength: 5, Balance: 7, Flexibility: 6, Agility: 7, Coordination: 9
Time needed: 2 hour or more, Cost to try: £15 for a taster lesson
Read full article: 'Snowboarding' (10197 bytes more)
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Snow Tubing and Doughnutting is high speed fun in the snow from sitting in a large inflatable ring and sliding at speed down a snowy hill.
Skills - Strength: 3, Balance: 1, Flexibility: 1, Agility: 1, Coordination: 1
Time needed: 1 hour, Cost to try: £10
Read full article: 'Snow Tubing and Doughnutting' (4144 bytes more)
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Airboarding is one of the newest extreme sports to hit the snowy slopes. An airboard is an inflatable sledge that you ride like a bodyboard and can reach speeds of 80mph!
Read full article: 'Airboard' (2849 bytes more)
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It has been snowing and you want some high speed fun with a sledge or toboggan. What makes a good sledge? How can you go faster? How do you steer? What are the best things to use as a sledge?
Read full article: 'Sledges and Toboggans' (5822 bytes more)
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So you're thinking about a skiing holiday, and want some
ideas on where to go skiing and how to organise your holiday. Here is a guide to skiing holidays with a few pointers that will set you on your way.
Read full article: 'Skiing Holidays' (10842 bytes more)
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Winter is nearly upon us, but are there fun winter outdoor activities for teenagers and young people? Where can you go in winter for fun and excitement? There is a huge range of things to do outdoors in winter, but you may have to travel for them. If it snows, then the outdoor activities get even better.
Read full article: 'Fun Winter Activities for Teenagers' (7863 bytes more)
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Things to Do Outside
