Welcome to IrishSnowboarder.com, Irelands snowboarding community website. This sites main aim is to act as a home for Irish snowboarders all over the world , and also help promote the sport of snowboarding in Ireland. Please take the time to register (its FREE) to use all of the sites many features.

Snowboarding in Ireland..

As most of you are aware,  Ireland. is not known for its large falling of snow and cold winter season.  This has not deterred the ever growing number of winter sport enthusiasts who seem to flock in ever growing numbers to the countries airports every winter to head for the European Alps and beyond.  With the rise of the low cost airline the snowy mountains of Europe have become much more accessible to the general public.

Snowboarding in Ireland. has grown from strength to strength in recent years.  You may not be aware but there are two locations where you can try out the sport before you head off to the hills.  Irelands current answer to the alps is in a couple of artificial dry slopes, one located in Kilternan on the south side of Dublin, and the other is located in Northern Ireland just outside Lurgan. Every week you will see the hardened boarders of this country visit their local slopes to keep their skills fresh.  Although artificial slopes are no substitute for the real stuff one who can master the dry slope has little or no problem when it come to soft white powder.

Since 2004 there also has been a number of snowboard events run by Irishsnowboarder.com and the ski club of Ireland. to act as a focal point for snowboarders from all over the country to get together and show off their skills on a board.  Also at this time the college scene started to take off with snowboard & snow sports clubs now becoming some of the largest at two of leading colleges.  February 2004 heralded the first All Ireland college ski & snowboard championships at Kilternan with over 60 riders competing for the Crystal IrishSnowboarder.com trophy. With numerous inter college ski & snowboard events coupled with special snowboard evenings run by local boarders in Northern Ireland there are many snowboarding events now popping up on the Irish snowboarding calendar.

Jen Grace Ireland’s first international athlete has been competing on the world stage and although she did not qualify for the 2006 Turino Winter Olympics she has started to put Ireland. on the world snowboarding map. An Irish American Jen is currently ranked in the top 100 female racers in the world so watch this space as she continues to improve her rankings.

All of this activity coupled with the ever growing numbers of people heading away to the snowy mountains of Europe will see the sport of snowboarding grow even more popular over the coming years.

So why not register with us (its FREE) and start your journey as anyone who has snowboarded before will tell you is an amazing sport, full of excitement and challenges suitable for all ages.

Welcome to IrishSnowboarder.com, Irelands snowboarding community website.

Its safe to say I got completely hooked the first time I started snowboarding.  Since then I have spent many an hour searching and gathering as much information as I could on the sport, added in my other past-time "web design" and hey presto along comes the idea for this site.

The main purpose of this site is to promote the winter sport of snowboarding and services to the Irish market.

As every true boarder will tell you, they can never get enough of the sport, and they have the desire to travel the world trying out new terrain and meeting new folks.  Here is my little attempt to aid the growth of the sport in Ireland, and hopefully provide some assistance along the way for both industry & boarder alike.

Thank you for taking the time to visit this site and I hope you find something of interest.  Please let me know your comments and if you have any suggestions for other topics on the site.  Why not pop by my guest book and let us know you were here even if you do not become a regular visitor to the site.

Keep it real!

Aidan