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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Long-standing plans for a new multi outdoor activity centre including a dry ski slope for Preston in Northwest England have been given the backing of Preston City Council planning officers ahead of a vote by councillors. The plans, christened Pheonix Park, are for a large new water sports park on a 10.6 hectare site transforming Preston Docks include the dry
Read moreThe largest restaurants in a ski area are usually located near to the key ski stations, but often the most famous huts that score most highly on Tripadvisor and resort reviews are in remote spots away from the crowds and often set off the main ski slopes. These will usually have a little access and exit slope of their own,
Read moreThe world’s former joint third largest ski area by area, at Nozawa Onsen in Japan, has announced that it’s expanding from 20,000 to 23,000 sqm this summer. It’s now the third largest without an equal. Like the largest, the 1.1km long 44,000 sqm summer dry slope at fellow Japanese ski area Kagura and the second largest, a 38,000 sqm, 800m
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2024 marks the 50th year of skiing in Kidsgrove, Staffordshire. The North Staffs Ski Club, originally boasting just 27 Members was formed on 3rd June 1974 shortly after the local council opened the ski lodge. Within three years the club race team won the West Midlands Regional Trophy in the ‘Sport for All’ series of events but by March, 1979,
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The BRC Snow Club, a global community and Burning Man theme camp that famously brought a dry ski slope to the huge week-long desert festival in Nevada, has announced plans to go even bigger this year and join forces with an ‘Alien Ski Resort’ themed camp! “The first year with the slope was a wild success, with hundreds of participants
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