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5:12pm Wednesday 10th October 2007
TREAT the family and keep the kids entertained and active this-half term by heading to this year's Metro Ski and Snowboard Show.
Running from October 24 to 28 at London's Olympia, the event showcases a host of new features including the Burton Rail Jam where some of the world's best skiers and snowboarders will be pulling off jaw-dropping tricks.
If the kids fancy getting active make sure they try their hand on the ice-climbing wall, or head for the indoor ski slope where beginners can have a first lesson or try to improve their skiing techniques with trained professional instructors.
Brand new for this year is the Destination Quebec Ice Stand bringing the best bits of Canada to London with live ice sculpting and gorgeous husky dogs!
It is also home to all of last year's favourites such as the Trespass Quarter Pipe, where the pro riders get big air' all day long, and the World Resorts Village that will satisfy every member of the families hunger with mouth-watering cuisine from France, Italy, Japan and many more international countries.
The Metro Ski and Snowboard - on the slopes with lastminute.com - is the place for the whole family to have an action-packed half-term whilst exploring what the Ski and Snowboard world has to offer.
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