Technical FAQs

Depending on usage it can last anywhere between 5 and 10 years. Snowflex® fibres are well proven as the hardest wearing fibre that has been used in synthetic surfaces materials. Also see the how long does it last section.

Complete tiles do not necessarily need removing and replacing. Only worn areas needs to be cut out and replaced - to any shape or size.

See land requirements section.

The BritonMist lubrication system is ordinarily designed and set to mist the slope for 2 minutes every 2 minutes. This can however be overridden either automatically or manually if need be.

As a guide a 10,000m2 slope will typically use 300 litres of water per minute. In dry, windy conditions only 70% of the water will typically be re-cycled.

It really does depend on the design of the slope but as a general "rule of thumb" you will need:

1 x 30Kw for a Doppelmayr button lift on a main slope

1 x 15Kw for a BritonButtons lift on a main slope

1 x 3Kw for a QueueDodger on a nursery slope

1 x 5Kw for the BritonMist system

1 x 0.5Kw for each floodlight fitted

The power requirements for the lodge can be obtained from your architect/consultants

This depends on how much snow there is on top of the snowflex surface. Tests have shown that snow 30cm/12" thick can be mechanically groomed by piste grooming machines on top of Snowflex® all winter without any damage to the surface. However a mechanical groomer is likely to damage the surface if groomer blades make direct contact with it. Our recommendation would be to use a "walk behind" groomer rather than a "piste basher".