Skiing or snowboarding in your gap year is a fantastic opportunity to do much much more than your typical weeks holiday. This is the perfect opportunity to spend 4-5 months skiing or snow boarding in your gap year every day.

Imagine how good you will be after that! And what powder you will have mastered! The only way to get better to ski harder runs when you are totally ski fit. You might even get the chance to do some race training like a super g or giant slalom.

The great thing about skiing is you get to travel to some amazing countries: Switzerland, Austria, France in Europe, Canada and North America, Argentina and even Australia and New Zealand.

The other perfect thing about skiing in your gap year is that you can work in bars or hotels and get paid more often than not a lift pass is thrown in.

Finally why not get yourself an instructors qualification – something you can keep for the rest of your life.