Summer Slopes

[jack97]

Just wondering if these guys are bummed out given the summer season will soon be over. Kidding aside, it appears they placed these surfaces over some trails, just wondering if this something a US resort area would consider.

 

[Tin]

Yes please!

 

[moresnow]

I couldn't help but wonder about the grass growing through it. When does that become a problem? And how would you fix it? Can you mow over the tiles?

 

[PomfretPlunge]

just wondering if this something a US resort area would consider.

There's a snowflex slope down at Liberty University in Lynchburg, VA. http://www.liberty.edu/snowflex/

I visited it a couple of times a few years ago. If they had moguls or rollers like in the Japanese vid, it would be worth it for occasional summer practice. Liberty U's place has mostly all flats, and some giant air kickers so it's kindof a long haul from DC just for that.

I talked to some of the folks down there and they said they had kindof the opposite problem -- they have snowflex as the base, when they get a big snow they ski it but it is very hard for them to groom

Peace

 

[Handbanana]

One of the small areas here in Mass has an airbag and a tiny "park" setup. Never been though.
https://www.skiward.com/winter/terrain-park/bigairbag/

 

[dlague]

There's a snowflex slope down at Liberty University in Lynchburg, VA. http://www.liberty.edu/snowflex/

I visited it a couple of times a few years ago. If they had moguls or rollers like in the Japanese vid, it would be worth it for occasional summer practice. Liberty U's place has mostly all flats, and some giant air kickers so it's kindof a long haul from DC just for that.

I talked to some of the folks down there and they said they had kindof the opposite problem -- they have snowflex as the base, when they get a big snow they ski it but it is very hard for them to groom

Peace

I think with all the money ski areas are dumping into summer activities they would consider a short run that could be lift served like Racoon Run at Jay Peak - away from the main slopes and lift served.


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[jack97]

There's a snowflex slope down at Liberty University in Lynchburg, VA. http://www.liberty.edu/snowflex/

I visited it a couple of times a few years ago. If they had moguls or rollers like in the Japanese vid, it would be worth it for occasional summer practice. Liberty U's place has mostly all flats, and some giant air kickers so it's kindof a long haul from DC just for that.

What irks me is that snowflex offers some a mogul section.

 

[Smellytele]

Wonder what a wipe out would feel like.
Jay wouldn't be a place for it but some place that already is using a lift for something else such as a coaster or Mtn biking.

 

[Savemeasammy]

It would be great for someone in New England to do this.


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[PomfretPlunge]

Wonder what a wipe out would feel like.

It feels like falling onto a million sharpened toothbrush bristles, and makes lots of small puncture wounds. Ouch! <I found out>. You gotta ski it in long sleeves.

 

[Domeskier]

Surely Action Park could set something up like this. Maybe with some kickers into a pond.