New Snowflex Fun Slope open at Midlothian Snowsports Centre 02-12-2020
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Introduction
Business Planning - The Early StagesLand RequirementsLocationMarket InformationOperational ManagementProject PlanningYour TeamApproximate Costs
Business Planning - The Early StagesLand RequirementsLocationMarket InformationOperational ManagementProject PlanningYour TeamApproximate Costs
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I can see it's better just looking out of my window because people are learning quicker.
former Managing Director of Sheffield Ski Village -
The repeat business has been unbelievable, tasters develop to plough II, plough II's develop to plough III and they develop up to basic swings and even parallels, on a nursery slope!
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Snowflex is a great place for all levels of skiing and snowboarding. It provides and safe and fun environment that is extremely affordable.
General Manager, Liberty Mountain Snowflex Centre, Lynchburg, VA
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If Snowflex® had been available 12 years ago, I would have not bothered with snow. This is fantastic.
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The key to the future of snowboarding is Snowflex. I mean you just wouldn’t dream of doing some of the things they are doing without Snowflex.
Photographer and Snowsports writer
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We are very happy with our Snowflex summer tubing hill. It is attracting visitors from across the country!
Center Director
Snow Mountain Ranch, YMCA of the Rockies -
A final note to all would be developers, build a slope like this and people will visit - it's really that simple
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for the first time we have a safe, clean surface that people will come back to time and time again.
Director of Coaching for the English Ski Council
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Snowflex has changed the future of the ski, and snowboard industry forever.
General Manager, Liberty Mountain Snowflex Centre, Lynchburg, VA
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That's the brilliant thing about it, there is so much scope to give people different experiences.
Founder & Ex-Chairman Kendal Ski Club
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The Snowflex tubing Hill is a lot of fun! Everyone we've had visit, has left with a smile on their face.
We are extremely pleased with the outcome.
Owner Wolfe Mountain Tubing Slope, Branson, Missouri, USA -
"Thank you Liberty Mountain Snowflex Centre for the good times today. Can't wait to come back!!!"
American professional snowboarder, Olympian, Winter X Games and U.S. Grand Prix Champion.
Home Investors & Developers Land Requirements
Land Requirements
A natural hill would be preferable but is not essential. Hills are more difficult for other types of development, such as housing, retail or commerce, which may make them more suitable for a snowsports development.
Even though a hill is a great advantage, too steep a hill may make the terrain shaping difficult. Flat ground is still required at the bottom to accommodate the lodge building and car parking areas.
You can download PDF versions of the diagrams by simply clicking on them.
With a structure on a flat site or the ideal hilly site, a minimum of 3 hectares or 7 acres is likely to be required. Ratio of site to snow sports area = at least 5 to 1.
If a dirt hill is made on flat ground this area is likely to be 9 hectares or 20 acres. Ratio of site to snow sports area = at least 6 to 1.
A flat site requires up to 8 times more area than the Snowflex® surface area unless it is built on a structure which in turn could be used for other activities, car parking, retail or hotel. Ratio of site to snow sports area = at least 4.5 to 1.
