Living in the UK is both and blessing and a curse weather wise. We have a very temperate climate which means we don’t suffer extremes in temperature, so out summers are warm but not blisteringly hot, while our winters are chilly but don’t give us blizzard conditions. While this means that we don’t suffer from conditions brought about by adverse weather like heatwaves and blizzards, we also can’t do things like snowboarding.

 

Take water parks with flumes for example, the kind found in Spain, if we had one here we’d have to wear wetsuits to keep warm for 9 months of the year, bikinis just wouldn’t cut it, it is simply not a lucrative venture. The same is true with winter sports¦ Or is it? Winter sporting activities are a little easier to implement and since extreme sports started gaining popularity in the UK, a number of ventures have been in place to cater for this demand.

 

Take the SnowDome in MK for example, the primary destination in the UK for people learning to master winter sports before they jet of to their ski holiday. It also allows those who are obsessed with extreme sports to indulge in the passion without leaving the country.

 

Other venues that open up possibilities for us Brits to indulge in some extreme sports action including climbing walls and station wave machines for which you can rent surfboards that afford the surfing beginner the opportunity to learn in a safe environment. Controlled environment. So as you can see the UK is extreme in its own little way!

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