Do you have any skiing equipment you no longer need?
Do
you
have
any
skiing
equipment
you
no
longer
need
?
A ski school in the far north of India could put it to good use.
A
ski
school
in
the
far
north
of
India
could
put
it
to
good
use
.
In March we published a photo story about the extraordinary Zsnskar region in northern India, which is cut off from the outside world for more than seven months of the year, and only accessible via a frozen river.
In
March
we
published
a
photo
story
about
the
extraordinary
Zsnskar
region
in
northern
India
,
which
is
cut
off
from
the
outside
world
for
more
than
seven
months
of
the
year
,
and
only
accessible
via
a
frozen
river
.
We also included information about the limited use of skiing in the region and the recent creation of the Zanskar Ski School:
We
also
included
information
about
the
limited
use
of
skiing
in
the
region
and
the
recent
creation
of
the
Zanskar
Ski
School
:
"Despite the difficulties of travelling through the region when the snow comes, skiing hasn't traditionally been used as a means of transport by the locals, largely because trees don't grow here, so there is little in the way of raw materials from which to make skis.
``
Despite
the
difficulties
of
travelling
through
the
region
when
the
snow
comes
,
skiing
has
n't
traditionally
been
used
as
a
means
of
transport
by
the
locals
,
largely
because
trees
do
n't
grow
here
,
so
there
is
little
in
the
way
of
raw
materials
from
which
to
make
skis
.
In 1995, a group of British scientists in the region noticed the lack of skis and one of them returned to set up the Zanskar Ski School in Padam.
In
1995
,
a
group
of
British
scientists
in
the
region
noticed
the
lack
of
skis
and
one
of
them
returned
to
set
up
the
Zanskar
Ski
School
in
Padam
.
The school provides lessons for a small fee and rents skis to the local people.
The
school
provides
lessons
for
a
small
fee
and
rents
skis
to
the
local
people
.
Among the benefits that the school hopes to bring are improved education--children often find it difficult to get to school through the deep snow--and the possibility of offering ski tours to tourists in the future.
Among
the
benefits
that
the
school
hopes
to
bring
are
improved
education
--
children
often
find
it
difficult
to
get
to
school
through
the
deep
snow
--
and
the
possibility
of
offering
ski
tours
to
tourists
in
the
future
.
So far, more than 300 local people have received training, and local doctors and policemen regularly borrow skis."
So
far
,
more
than
300
local
people
have
received
training
,
and
local
doctors
and
policemen
regularly
borrow
skis
.
''
But what we weren't able to include in the article is that the ski school is always on the look out for old skiing equipment--particularly of a size suitable for children--and, I thought.
But
what
we
were
n't
able
to
include
in
the
article
is
that
the
ski
school
is
always
on
the
look
out
for
old
skiing
equipment
--
particularly
of
a
size
suitable
for
children
--
and
,
I
thought
.
Now the European ski season is drawing to a close, there might be a few of you out there who have some old equipment you'd like to see go to a good home.
Now
the
European
ski
season
is
drawing
to
a
close
,
there
might
be
a
few
of
you
out
there
who
have
some
old
equipment
you
'd
like
to
see
go
to
a
good
home
.
If that's the ease you can get in touch with the school via their website www.zanskarski school.org.
If
that
's
the
ease
you
can
get
in
touch
with
the
school
via
their
website
www.zanskarski
school.org
.
Do you have any skiing equipment you no longer need? A ski school in the far north of India could put it to good use.  In March we published a photo story about the extraordinary Zsnskar region in northern India, which is cut off from the outside world for more than seven months of the year, and only accessible via a frozen river. We also included information about the limited use of skiing in the region and the recent creation of the Zanskar Ski School:  "Despite the difficulties of travelling through the region when the snow comes, skiing hasn't traditionally been used as a means of transport by the locals, largely because trees don't grow here, so there is little in the way of raw materials from which to make skis. In 1995, a group of British scientists in the region noticed the lack of skis and one of them returned to set up the Zanskar Ski School in Padam. The school provides lessons for a small fee and rents skis to the local people. Among the benefits that the school hopes to bring are improved education--children often find it difficult to get to school through the deep snow--and the possibility of offering ski tours to tourists in the future. So far, more than 300 local people have received training, and local doctors and policemen regularly borrow skis."  But what we weren't able to include in the article is that the ski school is always on the look out for old skiing equipment--particularly of a size suitable for children--and, I thought. Now the European ski season is drawing to a close, there might be a few of you out there who have some old equipment you'd like to see go to a good home. If that's the ease you can get in touch with the school via their website www.zanskarski school.org.