São Roque – Brazil – Snowboarding in the Tropics

Holly R    Adventure Sports & Travel Thoughts     Brazil, mountain biking, São Paulo, Snowboarding, Surfing

São Roque is an hour’s drive from São Paulo. Head to the top of the biggest hill in the area and you will find a small park which includes a deadly mountain bike trail, a toboggan course and an artificial ski slope.  You’re not wrong in thinking that the majority of the population here have never seen snow, however this hasn’t put the teenagers off from wanting to give the slopes a go.

Two French riders were sent from Whitelines Snowboarding magazine to sample this tropical slope in Brazil.  Their day began with learning to handle the artificial slopes, but after an hour a couple of lethal rails were brought out and crowds started to gather. Certainly if you’re looking for a completely different snowboarding experience or even fancy breaking up your surfing holiday it might be worth checking out São Roque

Adventure Travel Destinations on a Budget

Holly R    Adventure Sports & Travel Thoughts     Budget, diving, Skiing, Surfing

Diving and skiing aren’t exactly the cheapest of outdoor sports. However, if you look in the right places, there are more than enough full-on, high-adrenaline outdoor pursuits around the world – and ones even the budget traveller can afford.

Here, you can find a number of destinations you might not have associated with surfing, skiing or diving before. Also, South America has some of the most under-rated ski slopes. These are found across its Andean peaks, which reach for more than 6,400km. And there’s  fantastic skiing in central and eastern Europe to be had too; With hire costs and day passes coming in at about half the regular price, your average budget traveller should still have money to spare.

But if skiing isn’t your thing and you are on a budget, there are always more adventure sports to do.