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New ski surface for Warmwell, Dorset
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Warmwell Holiday Resort in Dorset is to have southern England's first 'Snowflex' Park in early 2005, introducing this artificial non-grid surface to skiers and boarders in a holiday context.
The current site has a flat rectangle slope. The new design is still being drawn up, but the layout and design will be broadly based around the facility recently completed in Aberdeen, Scotland [see photo]. This consists of a rainbow rail and straight rail, big air jump and kicker, an elliptical quarter pipe and a new nursery slope...
Warmwell has a wide selection of accommodation chalets on site, which the promoters envisage could offer the ideal facility to have residential competitions, training camps and courses all year round.
Work will commence January 4th 2005, and the complete slope is expected to be open within the winter season (date to be announced).
Here's the
Snowflex website
for more info.
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A snowHead on Mon 29-11-04 20:38; edited 2 times in total
Obviously
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isn't a real person
Obviously
A snowHead
isn't a real person
Warmwell is about 5 miles from my childhood home, I believe a few snowHeads live close by. Road links to the rest of the south are not great - there are no motorways in Dorset and the train down from London is about 2.25 hours.
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Compared to the traditional favourite of plastic slopes - Dendix - Snowflex is relatively new on the market.
It's going to be interesting to see how the surface stands up to wear and tear over the years. It has the big advantage of being a continuous surface - much less likely to trap limbs in a wipeout and more easily formed to fit the terrain (e.g. bumps and pipes) because it's more flexible.
But does it last as long? Which surface do instructors prefer to teach on? If anyone has any insight into these and other factors it would be interesting to get some views.
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how much does a dry slope like the Aberdeen one cost and how long will it last ?
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
incidentally as I live not too far away I'd be happy to visit and provide a report as soon as the new surface is down. I'm very curious to experience the surface as I ski most weeks on Dendix.
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