New Snowflex Fun Slope open at Midlothian Snowsports Centre 02-12-2020
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No. Slope users are free to use the same equipment currently used in alpine environments.
All synthetic materials will wear equipment more than snow; however Snowflex® is much friendlier to equipment than other synthetic surfaces. Skis & snowboards will do many more runs on Snowflex than on cheap, inferior surfaces before attention is needed. A Snowflex centre, just like mountain resorts, should be equipped with equipment to repair and maintain the bases of skis and snowboards.
Should end-users wish to use their own equipment it would be advisable that the bases be of good quality and hard wearing to make the most of the Snowflex experience.
The BritonMist system (as part of the Snowflex® system) can be engineered to deal with frost. The integral shock absorption layer also helps prevent mist pipes bursting. The BritonMist system is also installed in such a manner that surplus water in pipes can be drained down into the water tank at the end of everyday if need be, again reducing the potential for this happening.
The mist system should always be operational otherwise this could affect the snowsports equipment which will undoubtedly spoil the customer experience.
Should frost or ice form on a Snowflex® slope then, depending on the severity, it may have an effect on the users experience. However it should not prove to be too much of a problem for competent snowsporters.
Yes you can. But if the slope isn't groomed in some way and tracks formed by skis and boards are left to freeze then it might spoil the experience later on.
Yes. Snowflex® is inert when installed.
Yes. We have tested Snowflex® in the Middle East and our slopes in Noeux Les Mines and Lynchburg VA regularly operate in temperatures of 37°C to 43°C at the height of summer.
Yes. Also see the features section.
Yes. Demarcation lines are ordinarily used to create teaching lanes on a nursery/bunny slope.
On a white slope we would use green Snowflex® demarcation lines and on a green slope we would use normal white Snowflex® as demarcation lines.
Snowflex® uses a strong, round section, extruded mono-filament, which has even distribution of the pile along the ski edge. It is dynamic and progressive, designed to be slippy at low edge set (like snow), but then biting harder as more force/angle is applied.
Snowflex® is manufactured from an extruded monofilament fibre to unprecedented exacting standards. In a continuous surface format the weight is spread over the full base of the ski/snowboard.
Snowflex® also has an integral misting system to lubricate the surface. The accurately designed mist system gives a particular droplet size, giving maximum effect with minimum water usage. The Snowflex® surface has an open pile which should not trap dirt that causes a slope to dry and slow down.
Should a slope seem to run faster in the rain, then that would suggest that slope maintenance needs to be improved by the operator.
Announcement of Midlothian Snowsports Centres New Fun Slope ... read more
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