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Fun at the Snow Farm for Schools
Over 75 children from primary schools across Central Otago gathered at the Snow Farm today for a day of ski lessons, exploration, and games as part of the schools’ organized days of skiing programs. The Snow Farm prides itself in helping children and students of all ages explore the beauty of the region’s majestic outdoors by providing equipment, instructors, and logistical support for school groups and clubs.
After making sure each student was comfortable on the snow, Snow Farm Ski School instructors lead the groups of 15 children and their chaperones on a tour of Highlander Trail, reinforcing the fundamentals of cross country skiing technique including staying safe on a downhill, striding technique, and several ways of negotiating steeper uphill sections of the trail.
The students were then treated to games and drills to teach coordination while having fun on cross-country skis. The Red-light /Green-light game offered young skiers a chance to practice their quick-stopping snowplows, as well as brought smiles and laughter to the group. Downhill coordination was reinforced with slalom gates on Mary's Trail, a gentle slope on the south end of the lodge.
The day concluded with sledging on the 3-run tobogganing hill, a treat for all ages after a day on the snow. The young skiers walked away with smiles and memories of a day filled with fun and learning.
Over 75 children from primary schools across Central Otago gathered at the Snow Farm today for a day of ski lessons, exploration, and games as part of the schools’ organized days of skiing programs. The Snow Farm prides itself in helping children and students of all ages explore the beauty of the region’s majestic outdoors by providing equipment, instructors, and logistical support for school groups and clubs.
After making sure each student was comfortable on the snow, Snow Farm Ski School instructors lead the groups of 15 children and their chaperones on a tour of Highlander Trail, reinforcing the fundamentals of cross country skiing technique including staying safe on a downhill, striding technique, and several ways of negotiating steeper uphill sections of the trail.
The students were then treated to games and drills to teach coordination while having fun on cross-country skis. The Red-light /Green-light game offered young skiers a chance to practice their quick-stopping snowplows, as well as brought smiles and laughter to the group. Downhill coordination was reinforced with slalom gates on Mary's Trail, a gentle slope on the south end of the lodge.
The day concluded with sledging on the 3-run tobogganing hill, a treat for all ages after a day on the snow. The young skiers walked away with smiles and memories of a day filled with fun and learning.
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