It’s been a busy busy year and am glad to have a few days off year end. It’s amazing what just a few days off can do to your soul. It’s wonderful to wind down and hear yourself think for a few days. It’s wonderful to have ‘me’ time. Today, I want to share with you this new place Alex and I just discovered. It’s an indoor skiing and snowboarding training playground.
Yes, in 35 degrees celsius Bangkok we now have an indoor skiing and snowboarding training place. I couldn’t quite believe it when Alex sent me the website. We plan to go snowboarding in March and having never snowboarded before, we wanted to practice. Alex and I last skied many years ago. We decided to check out Ski365 on Christmas day.
It opened in late November so parts of the facilities are still under construction They are, however, open for skiing and snowboarding. We booked for the 1 hour trial lesson and had a slope all to ourselves with an instructor. Equipment (snowboard, helmet, boots) are all included.
The lesson was exactly what we wanted. Having read and studied about snowboarding, we haven’t had the chance to put one on and try it out. This place allowed us to do just that. We got to practice heel slide and standing up on the board from a seated position. By the end of the lesson, we could both slide down the slope and stop fairly well.
Will we go back? Yes we will. We want to be able to master a few basic techniques by the time we get to Japan so we can enjoy ourselves in the snow.
How was the overall quality of instruction? It was okay. The boards were not customised to height and the instructor seemed a bit timid. To get information, you had to actively ask, which is great because we prefer instructors who don’t talk to much.
What do you wear? Wear comfortable clothes that dry quickly because you will get wet. I wore my yoga pants with a lose top. The slope is infused with water so when you sit, fall over or roll over, you get wet. Bring clothes to change, but their changing rooms are not finished yet so we had to use the mall bathroom.
What is the slope like? The slope is like a giant treadmill. There’s no ice involved and no fake snow. The slope is covered in synthetic material infused with water. They can keep the slope moving so you never get to the end of the slope, but being beginners we didn’t get to try the feature yet. We liked being whisked back up to the top of the slope once we’ve gone down the slope.
How does the slope feel? It feels like packed snow that is starting to melt. It’s like snow when you go skiing at the end of the ski season.
Overall, I think it’s great if you plan on going skiing or snowboarding for the first time and you want some basic training. It saves practice time in the snow so you can enjoy more of the slopes when you get there. If you already know how to ski or snowboard, I think it would be a good place to brush up on your skills before you go. My recommendation for now is that they get rid of the mosquitoes in the facilities.
Ski365 is at FuturePark Rangsit on the 3rd floor by the new Zpell mall.
Website: http://www.ski365.net
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ski365.zpell?_rdr
Having "Me" Time 
thanks for sharing! I’m looking forward to trying it soon! 🙂
🙂 It’s not bad for beginner basics. Helped me when I finally got to the real snow