Halifax, England
Yorkshire Synthetic: Country Carpet in Halifax, England
The town of Halifax, in north-central England’s borough of Calderdale, is known for its toffee and textiles. Home to a little less than 90,000 folks and 850 feet above sea level, it’s not really known for its snowboarding. But maybe it should be, because Halifax is home to the Halifax Ski & Snowboard Centre, a Snowflex-based dryslope with one of the biggest and best jumps in the United Kingdom.
Halifax is where I learned to ride alongside my older cousin Jamie Nicholls. Nowadays, we both travel the world as professional slopestyle riders and Olympians with GB Snowsport. Yet our formative years on boards took place sliding down that synthetic carpet above a backdrop of rolling hills and pastureland...
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