Skateistan in Winter

As this blog post is being written, it's snowing here in Kabul. In fact it's been snowing all day, and is supposed to continue snowing tomorrow. Most mornings for the past few weeks have been about -12°C (10°F) here in Kabul, and for a developing country without great electricity and heating arrangements, this creates challenges!

Despite the bitterly cold conditions being experienced by the people of Kabul, Skateistan activities continue!

Regular schools in Afghanistan don't operate during the winter months due to the difficulties caused by the freezing conditions. However, students continue to turn up to the Skateistan skatepark on a daily basis and are just as keen to skate as they are at any other time of year!

For example, right now the skatepark echoes with sounds of skateboards as a girls' skate class is underway, and other students continue classes in photography and wood-carving in the classrooms, while staff in the Skateistan office do everything possible to stay warm while they work.

In addition to continuing with regular Skateistan activities during the winter, some of the Skateistan crew have also taken the opportunity to put their riding into action on the snow and go snowboarding!

A group of Skateistan students and staff recently made a day trip out to the snow-covered mountains on the outskirts of Kabul where they hiked the snowy peaks and snowboarded until they were exhausted. See our Facebook photo album for some shots of the trip.

You'll find a few wintery shots from around Kabul below... Follow us on Facebook or Twitter for more regular updates.

-- The Skateistan team in Kabul (doing everything we can to stay warm)