The AIM Series (Artificial, Indoor and Mountain) is the national point series for the British Snowboard and Freestyle Ski Championships. Now, it is coming to schools in the Calderdale and Wakefield districts.

AIM is taking to the road in the hope of encouraging younger people to take up alternative sports.

The artificial dry and indoor slopes at Castleford and Halifax are said to be amongst the finest in the country and the AIM Series campervan will be visiting the two West Yorkshire towns in June.

Professional snowboarders and skiers, many British champions, will take over PE lessons for a day, promoting these exciting, and possibly even extreme, outdoor sports to the pupils.

Professional snowboarders and skiers have been visiting schools across the country

With the help of video shows, Question and Answer sessions, equipment displays and some hands-on experience the pros are hoping to give pupils an incentive to try a new sport and get more active outside school hours.

Students who then feel the urge to try these sports out for themselves will have the opportunity to do so in the autumn where 200 free lessons are up for grabs at both West Yorkshire venues.

Meanwhile, the professionals will be competing in Halifax for the Big Air Championships and Board-Ski Test Session on September 27th and 28th while the Indoor Big Air Championships will take place in Castleford on October 18th.

The series culminates in the British Freestyle Ski and Snowboard Championships which take place in Les Deux Alpes in France in March 2004.