Before snow sports, mountains were mostly known for standing between the pioneers and their dreams of becoming Hollywood stuntmen. Experience mountains’ redeeming qualities with this Groupon.
$79 for a One-Hour Virtual Snowboarding or Skiing Lesson for Two ($160 Value)
In controlled and advanced simulations, skiers and snowboarders of all skill levels ramp up their performances during one-hour lessons. All equipment is supplied.
Virtual Snow
Nobody in Orange County has a snow-covered slope in their backyard to practice slalom runs. Some think they can just march up a mountain and dominate a black diamond on courage and instinct alone. Instead, they wind up face first in snow, wishing they’d practiced.
In order to prepare skiers and snowboarders for the real deal, and to spare them from slushy, frostbitten shame, two-time world ski champion Bob Salemo devised his innovative Virtual Snow training system. In a controlled indoor environment far away from menacing ski lifts and snowballs tossed by mountain goats, winter-sports enthusiasts perfect their maneuvers in fun training drills led by skilled instructors. The faux ski-course simulator, which resembles a large conveyor belt, mimics the smooth surface and wily turns of a downhill slope as its carpeted surface rolls beneath the feet of students on skis or snowboards. Future Picabo Streets or Shawn Whites not only expand their abilities to new levels, but they can also practice tricks without bailing out and shake off any bad habits they learned from sleet gangs.