Snowriders

Membership is £20 and the ONLY PREREQUISITE OF ATTENDING TRIPS, it allows you to access the low-price holidays we offer, gain entry to socials and access to our growing list of sponsors!! You must purchase membership to come to Val Thorens at Easter and any other trips regardless of involvement in the club the rest of the year!!!

We are always looking for ways that everyone can get involved with our society, and this has to be the easiest way! We throw pretty good socials, and they have been known to be the best in Leeds. So, how do we get to make the biggest and craziest socials ever? We have been known to put lots of money behind the bar, this year we will be giving out drinks tokens to ensure everyone gets their fair share of the drinks!

We also have loads of activities planned at the socials so that everyone can get to know each other, because sometimes the race and freestyle teams don’t overlap enough. You don’t have to be a big drinker to attend our socials either, they are just as much fun for sober people too! Everyone is welcome!

Our first social is on the last day of fresher’s week, Friday the 27th of September, at the Packhorse pub from 4pm onwards. We’ll have a load of free stuff to give away, including a FREE PLACE ON THE CHRISTMAS TRIP!!!. Don’t miss out on this one, it’s gonna be BIG!!

We have a social event every month throughout term courtesy of our social queen Bella, with different themes, venues and opportunities to get your hands on free stuff at each. So keep your eyes peeled for what’s coming up.

Every Thursday during term time we run trips to our local snowdome in Castleford for freestyle sessions. We discount the price of the trip down to £20 for our members; getting you 2 hours of shred time, as well as equipment hire and return travel from Uni. We all hang around and have a drink afterwards too, where the Captain usually gives out a prize to whoever impressed him the most that night! Whether you’re an absolute beginner or a seasoned pro – EVERYONE IS WELCOME!!

Every Tuesday we run our race training sessions, either at Rossendale or at Cas, for a few hours of light-hearted racing. It’s a lot of fun and very addictive, and there is also instruction from experienced racers, as well as transport and equipment rental included. Again, it doesn’t matter whether you’re a newbie or a pro – we want everyone to come along and get involved!

Both of these trips sell out every week so if it’s something you’re interested in, come see us Monday to Thursday in the Student’s Union, 12:30-1:30 to sign up or ask us any questions at all! We look forward to seeing you!

We go to lots of competitions throughout the year and the level of involvement is entirely up to you! We enter as many race teams as we get with a wide range of abilities and we enter a snowboard race team – We also enter individuals for freestyle too. If you want to try out for our freestyle and racing competitions come down to one of our weekly sessions and speak to our Race and Freestyle captains Emer and Jack for more information.

We have a busy competition schedule this year, taking us all over the UK! Most of the smaller competitions are local, but we’ll be heading up to BUDS in Edinburgh in November for a messy weekend with loads of other UK universities, so don’t miss out!! Being part of our competitions team is a great way to meet new people and represent the university on a very casual basis. Even if you don’t feel up to competing just yet, we love taking along spectators to cheer on our competitors and soak up the hillside atmosphere.

Come see us at the freshers fair and sign up to membership to get your free freshers T and ask about the brand new merch we have for this year, it’s pretty sick!

We’ve got big plans for Media and Merchandise this year – So keep an eye on our Facebook page for regular edits, and look out for the cameras at all of our events. As well as this, we’ll be releasing loads of sick new club merch for you guys throughout the year, so keep a look out! In addition to all our deals with our amazing sponsors to get you kitted out.

Throughout the year we will be running competitions involving either photography or video editing, with the chance to win prizes from our sponsors or a holiday…. We’re always looking for people to take pictures at our events as well, so if you fancy getting involved, chat to our Media and Merchandise Secretaries Joe and Alex to get the details!

If you have any questions in the meantime or during term you can reach us in the following ways;

On Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LeedsSnowriders?fref=ts
Via email at leedssnowriders@live.com
On Instagram or Twitter: @LeedsSnowriders
Add us on Snapchat: LeedsSnowriders
Or come and see us in person, even if it’s just for a chat! We’ll be in the Student’s Union every Monday-Thursday from 12:30-1:30pm and we’ll be more than happy to help.
Hope to see you all at an event soon!

Leeds Snowriders Committee 19/20.

Tom, Barney, Bella, Emer, Jack, Alex, Amy, Joe and Ewan!

XOXO