A Woodward indoor freestyle training centre has been announced for Sydney, Australia, the first in the Southern Hemisphere. The extensive new facility being created at Castle Towers Shopping Centre in the city’s Castle Hill area promises a variety of experiences skateboarding and BMX to rock climbing as well as skiing and snowboarding. Set to open later this year the 3650-square-metre

The Black Rock City (BRC) Snow Club are returning to the Burning Man Festival during its 2024 run from August 25 to September 2nd, 2024. Last year the BRC Club debuted the festival’s first dry ski slope and will be returning this summer with an improved set up. The Burning Man Festival, staged each year in the Black Rock desert

The trust which runs Folkestone Ski Centre and other sports facilities in the town has appointed administrators after running into financial difficulties. The Folkestone Sports Centre Trust was established four years ago to operate long established facilities including the ski slope, a swimming pool, fitness facilities, dance studios, ball courts and a high ropes course.    In a public announcement,

Germany-based dry slope designer and manufacturer Skitrax World reports they are receiving new orders for slopes for the valley stations of ski resorts. In most cases, a mat ski slope is to be installed next to an existing conveyor belt so that skiing operations can be maintained when there is little or no snow. In addition Lifttrax mats for lift

Neveplast have created a technologically advanced material for cross-country skiing, with a new format for classic technique that the company says represents a new era for cross-country skiing tracks that are available all year round. “Whether you are a beginner or an experienced skier, our track offers a unique opportunity to train and have fun even in the city, regardless

Canada’s Horseshoe Resort is installing high-performance freestyle training facility complete with steep downhill dry slope and a big airbag. The installation of the facility began at the Ontario ski area in Late July and is expected to be completed by September. The facility will include a 50 metre long, 22 metre wide BagJump airbag, and 14 and nine-metre jumps designed

The charitable trust which operates the oldest ski slope in Wales, among other sports and leisure attractions, has been saved by a £1.3m bail out by the local council. Pontypool Ski Centre boasts was established in 1974 and is celebrating its 50th birthday this year. Torfaen Leisure Trust was established as a stand-alone charitable body by Torfaen Council in 2013

A new ski centre is set to open in South Wiltshire next month. The South Wilts Ski Club has converted a former tractor workshop at Bapton, between Salisbury and Warminster and installed a conveyor ski slope. Local media reports that the conveyor ski slope machine supplied by Dutch company Maxxtracks has now been installed and a full-time ski instructor hired