More information has been published on a new dry slope ski machine that has been installed at a location in Wiltshire, which we first reported on back in July. It transpires that the slope, which opened on the 17th, is the brainchild of Nick Jenkins, Moonpig founder, former BBC Dragon and Wiltshire local. He has had the machine imported and
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JF DrySki have completed an exciting new urban ski centre in Ziyang City, Sichuan Province in China. Known as Ziyang Aoxue ONE SNOW All-Season Ski Resort it’s the city’s first dry slope ski resort and there’s a longer term plan to develop real snow facilities as part of the growing complex too. The ski resort uses JF DrySki’s needle mushroom
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A record will be set this winter with a new 68-dseater chairlift going into service in Austria capable of carrying more people up the slopes than any chairlift that has gone before it. The new Eibergbahn chairlift in the giant Austrian SkiWelt region above the resort town of Scheffau is also set to be largely energy self-sufficient thanks to solar
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Shaun White, arguably the most famous snowboarder of all time has signed up with SNÖBAHN in Denver, Colorado, the indoor action sports centre and has been spotted this week on the centre’s year-round slopes checking out the conveyor ski machine, not just encouraging others to go. SNÖBAHN, which also features jumps and trampolines for freestyle training helps novices learn their
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A new ski school and dry ski slope near the Scottish city of Perth is now open for business. Perth Ski School is situated inside the grounds of the private Craigclowan School on a new dry ski slope. “The new ski school is committed to bringing dynamic and engaging ski lessons tailored to children of all abilities and levels, encouraging
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Cutting-Edge Italian dry slope company Neveplast has transformed China’s White Deer Studio Amusement Park with a new year-round ski slope. , The park is located 40km east to Xi’an, the home of the world famous Terracotta Warriors, and opened its new year-round Neveplast ski slope officially to the public on September 15, 2024. The new Neveplast slope is 150 meters
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Next gen surface Proslope collaborated with Peak Performance and Jibworx by providing the synthetic snow surface for an invitational rail jam at the iconic Covent Garden Piazza in London. London’s Covent Garden Piazza was transformed into the epicentre of UK ski culture. Scandinavian mountain brand Peak Performance were opening their first UK store and rather than a soft opening, they
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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
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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
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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,
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