Exploring New Heights With First Traxx

Izhan Hassan, First Traxx | Rob Forbes, First Traxx

12-Dec-17 10:00

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Getting into a new sport is always daunting. But getting into a new, seasonal, relatively expensive sport is something that people can usually only dream about. Enter First Traxx, Malaysia’s first indoor ski and snowboard training centre. Izhan Hassan, operations director, and Rob Forbes, head instructor, talk all about hitting the slopes in the tropics.

Produced by: Christine Wong

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Tags: Enterprise, First Traxx, snowboard, ski, indoor ski, indoor snowboard, winter sports, Izhan Hassan, Rob Forbes

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