British Olympic snowboarder Aimee Fuller, who has been plummeting down ski slopes since the tender age of four, was in Manchester last week to challenge the view of snowboarding as a male-dominated sport.

To mark the World Cup clash between England and Uruguay in Manchester this weekend, a brand new sport held its inaugural contest at the Chill Factore: Rugski.

Three inseparable skier school-girls from Manchester – dubbed the ‘Mogirls’ – lit up the Chill Factore as they competed in the European Indoor Moguls Championships last week.

The FIS European Indoor Moguls Championships returned to Manchester last week, with competitors from all over Europe descending on the Chill Factore.

On Saturday June 6 both skiers and snowboarders compete across categories from under-12 to under-20 along with an ‘open’ section for adults at the event organised by national governing body Snowsport England.

Next Monday in France, Brit Jan Farrell will attempt to become the fastest man in history on an indoor downhill slope when he tries to beat 211.02km/h (131.12mph).

Freestyle skier Rowan Cheshire insists that she aims to prove her talent at the next Winter Olympics after her early exit from the 2014 Sochi games.

Urban Attack, the UK’s biggest indoor obstacle race, saw hundreds of racers invade the National Cycling Centre to tackle undulating dirt tracks, tyre pits, ramps, monkey bars and uphill sprints.

Aimee Fuller, the slopestyle snowboarder who made her winter games debut in February, is thrilled at how the sport has progressed and believes it will only continue to grow

From October 24-26 the event is giving away 20,000 lift passes on offer as the skiing season approaches

In an audacious attempt to write his name in the history books, Richard Millington will try to snowboard 25km down the UK’s longest real-snow slope continuously for 24 hours