Snow-Camp, the UK’s only charity using snowsports to change the lives of inner-city youth, has partnered with Skiworld for an end of season ski challenge. The entire Skiworld resort staff teams across France, Austria and Switzerland will be taking part in a huge challenge to ski and snowboard 16,000km to raise £16,000 to support youth snow-sports charity Snow-Camp. The teams in the Austrian and Swiss Alps will take on the challenge on the 8^th April and French Alps teams on the 15^th April 2019. There will be a total of 317 overseas staff participating across 15 ski resorts.

The set mileage of 16,000 kilometres and fundraising amount of £16,000 are based on the distance between Skiworld’s top Canadian resort in Whistler and their resorts in the Alps. Each participant’s mileage will be tracked using a GPS app, submitted as one resort team. The winning team will be judged based on how many kilometres they accomplished and on how much money they raise for Snow-Camp.

The charity’s programmes enable young people to reflect on the key issues impacting their day-to-day lives and help them develop new skills to support their futures. Their national campaign,#Switch180, aims to give more young people than ever before the opportunity to turn their lives around by providing life skills sessions, qualifications and vocational opportunities. The charity has also recently announced the launch of their new Mental Health Programme, Uplift.

Dan Keeley, Snow-Camp Snowsports Community Manager said:

“We’re extremely excited to be partnering with Skiworld for this end of season ski challenge. We’re really looking forward to seeing what tactics the teams will bring to cover the 16,000 kilometres target. We are also incredibly grateful to all the teams for all their fundraising efforts, which will enable us to reach and support hundreds of more young people across the country.”

Jenny Greenwood, Skiworld’s HR Manager said:

“As we head towards the end of the season, our Skiworld resort staff are looking forward to the End of Season Challenge which will test their teamwork, orientation skills and stamina. Each resort team is working hard to raise as much money for Snow-Camp as possible, as well as gaining excitement around the challenge from both guests and staff.  We are very excited to be supporting Snow-Camp and the amazing work they do for young people.”

To support Skiworld in raising money for Snow-Camp, please visit www.skiworld.co.uk/end-of-season-challenge, where you can donate to your chosen resort and track the progress of the overall challenge.