 brian
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My local dry slope, Hilllend nr Edinburgh, now has a nursery slope covered in "playgrass" rather than the old dendix hexagons of my youth.
Anyone tried skiing on this stuff ? Is it any more crash friendly ?
I'm thinking of taking the wee ones (3 & 5) .
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brian, is it the same material as the big air jump @ hillend? if it is, then it is certainly a lot more crash friendly. in fact, softer than snow in many respects! as for skiing on it, well they have 'snowflex' at sheffield and if it's similar (and it sounds a little) then it's ok, but quite hard to get edges to dig in.
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It looks good from the Health & Safety perspective but has anyone any idea how it compares to Dendix for wearing bases and edges of skis ?
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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Welcome to snowHeads mesk1  . Can't say if it's better than Dendix as an excuse for ski replacement I'm afraid.
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Thanks Alan, it was just a thought as there appears to be more surface area and therefore possibly more heat generated.
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Hmm, I suspect that the answer is not simply friction/heat generation, although that must play an important role. For example, I ski several times a week on Dendix (and it's frequently Drizabone!) but my skis are not yet railed, although they do blunt quickly. One of our customers managed to trash a pair of skis in an hour (for about 3 weeks in a row!) by creating a deep ravine near one edge on each ski. Thank goodness we managed to cure him of that  (he's now bought his own!) I haven't tried any of these "new" surfaces yet but would be interested to give them a go.
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brian, more info on snowflex - it seems to be the ideal material for jumps etc as it doesn't need a piste basher to keep rebuiliding it. And it has some impact resistance built in.
I drew a blank when trying to find anything comparing the various different materials available now as regards their impact on the skis. Scope for some research, snowheads ?
Dendix is the original material, extremely hard wearing but famous for staving thumbs (or even more fingers if you don't use mitts). And has not been used for fun parks at Sheffield and Halifax (where a Dendix slope was replaced). Looks like it's on the way out for new installations at least.
And some info on Perma-Snow* which claims to generate less heat.
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| Racers should not have problems with the skis getting over heated. The low friction of the loops (rather than sharp bristles) generates less heat and spreads what there is over a less concentrated area of material, allowing more efficient heat dissipation. It has been tested in hot weather. |
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