General Dryslope News

As the new year begins, it is a time of reflection for Aberdeen Snowsports Centre. 2008 was the first calendar year that the slope had been run by a leisure trust rather than Aberdeen City Council, a move that was hoped to have secured the future of the facility and help to turn around its fortunes... More...

No, this isn't an advert for keeping babies warm in the winter, but a more than kind offer from Swadlingcote dryslope in Derbyshire. To celebrate the re-matting of their Permasnow mainslope, they are offering Open Practice for just £5 on Friday 28th, Saturday 29th and Sunday 30th November. This ....More...

THE KISS100 SLOPES. Following the success of The Beach and The Ice Disco, this winter The O2 invites you to hit ‘The Slopes’, London’s first ever indoor artificial twin ski slope. Running from 30th November to 25th January 09, visitors will be able to ski, snowboard or snow tube at The O2, .... More...

Garthdee ski centre in Aberdeen Scotland has added a tubing slope, the first of its kind in the UK, as part of a major upgrade. A new slope surface has been installed and a local graffiti artist has decorated the terrain features including jumps and rails. Now run by a charitable trust, ....More...

This winter The O2 (formerly the Millennium Dome) will open London’s first ever indoor artificial twin ski slope. Running from late November to 25 January 09, visitors will be able to ski, snowboard or snow tube at The O2. The twin slopes, both 45 metres in length will give Londoners the option .. More...

Midlothian Snowsports Centre (aka Hillend) have now received their very own freestyle features... finally! So far they’ve been christened in The Lowlander Scottish Freestyle Series and tested in the Scottish Universities Dry Slope Championships last weekend but it’s now time for the public .... More...

The Euroboys are finally back in business at Gosling after their summer break. This coming Tuesday is the 1st night and it's already looking busy. The slope's running super fast and smooth so we will be flying! Don't forget SCUK Members can get a discount with the Euroboys.

Are you a snowboarder looking to get into Freestyle but would like some lessons first or would like to build your confidence on the dry ski slope? Bracknell have a new Snowboard Carvers Club for anyone above Level F who want to progress their snowboarding. It is a club designed for people ....More...

Swadlingcote dryslope currently recruiting for the winter season and we have plenty of vacancies. Reception Take bookings, lessons and parties. Must have good communication skills and be computer literate. Evenings and weekends. Competitive rates of pay amongst other benefits such as free ....More...

Sheffield Ski Village, which claims to offers the UK’s largest artificial surface ski and boarding area, and previously had plans to convert to an indoor snow centre as part of a plan involving a large scale housing development which was ultimately rejected by local councillors, is now planning to ....More...

The Neptune Ski and Snowboard Club is based at Faslane near Glasgow, the Royal Nayy's Scottish HQ. Briton Engineering re-sculpted and resurfaced the main slope with Snowflex. The old tow was refurbished and a new tow added to a new nursery slope. Although situated on a military base, the slope ....More...

We had this email from the developers:We are delighted to announce that the Cornwall Ski and Snowboard Centre has obtained its full planning permission. The delays and extra costs involved were unfortunate and will inevitably have an impact on our planned development programme which is currently ....More...

The artificial surface ski slope operated at Bassingbourn in England is to be replaced and extended ahead of the new skiing season in September. Members are to carry out the resurfacing work themselves at weekends and have raised £50,000 to pay for materials. The slope is operated by a club, ....More...

Here's a photo of Bracknell's recently refurbished PermaSnow main slope. [Photo courtesy Bracknell Slope] More...

First Snowflex™ slope in the USA to be constructed at Liberty University in Lynchburg, Virginia. Briton Engineering Developments are pleased to announce the first major Snowflex® slope to be built in the USA. The slope will be built at Liberty University in Lynchburg, Virginia. Liberty .... More...

A new £8m ($16m) artificial surface ski area development at Wrexham in Wales has got underway this week. The new centre, at Wilderness Tip, Gresford, has been planned for more than a decade and will include an artificial ski slope, ski jump, toboggan run and chalets. It is scheduled to open in .... More...

The main slope at John Nike Bracknell Ski and Snowboard Centre has been refurbished with new PermaSnow and is now open for action. Monday night 7-10pm is freestyle night, so get yourself some "freestyle freshies" tonight for just £17.50 adults and £13.50 juniors. Open practice is £16.00 adults ..More...

Snowflex® to be part of £100m HD One tourist village for stadium. Galpharm Stadium in Huddersfield today unveiled a major development expected to create more than 720 jobs and turn Huddersfield into a top tourist destination. They have announced plans for a £100m-plus scheme to put the .... More...

The construction of the new Perma-snow Surface Extreme Boarding Park is now well under way at the Bracknell Ski & Snowboard Centre. Check out their photos of the slope under development. More...

Briton recognised as true innovators. Innovative snowsports company Briton Engineering Developments is celebrating two more awards since winning the distinguished NatWest International Business of the Year award in November last year. At Yorkshire Forward’s prestigious “Innovator 08” awards ....More...

Nice article about learning to snowboard on Halifax's SnowFlex slope. More...

Chatham dryslope is pleased to announce it has a new box. It’s been something they’ve wanted to build for ages, but have been too lazy (so they say). So finally Dave Jackson (Ollie Jackson’s Dad) built them one. A nice shinny new C-Box. It’ll be out along side an assortment of other rails .... More...

Students at Liberty University, a Baptist Fundamental institution founded in 1971 by the televangelist Jerry Falwell, are not allowed to watch R-rated movies, drink alcohol or dance. But soon their campus in Lynchburg, Virginia will feature year-round Snowflex skiing and snowboarding slopes. The ..More...

The new slope at Bellahouston is officially opened for business. The slope is split into two distinct lines, with a permanent rookie slide box and two interchangeable rail points on the left hand line. On the right there is a kicker and table top, with a set of rail points a couple of feet .... More...

Briton Engineering Developments celebrate worldwide success! Briton Engineering Developments is celebrating its success in winning the much sought after "NatWest Bank International Business of the Year" award.Key to Briton’s success has been the company’s expansion into European and US markets .... More...

For the last seven weeks or so there have been various murmurings going on behind the scenes at Bellahouston. To put it bluntly, their tow track subsided the day before the tow was due to be installed.Since then, there have been various meetings between Bella and the Contractor. The Contractor has ..More...

Briton Engineering Developments Limited is pleased to announce two major events over the coming weeks. Firstly the final of the 2007 Westbeach Snowflex freestyle championships takes place at the 11,500 sq. metres Stadt de Glise in Noeux-les-Mines, France. This promises to be an exceptional event ....More...

Sheffield Ski Village is now recruiting for our busy winter season and are looking for staff to assist in a variety of roles, both seasonal and part time positions are available. All information is online at www.sheffieldskivillage.co.uk/content/jobs/current.htm

The main slope at Bellahouston is now complete, with all the Snowflex and sprinklers in place.Commencing on Monday 20th August, they're going to be fitting the tow and laying Dendix on the tow track and top/bottom areas of the slope. Management reckon this will take around two weeks to complete, so ..More...

Here's some shots from Legion's Stevie McKenna from the almost-finished refurbishment at Bellahouston. More...

Briton Engineering Developments Limited is pleased to announce completion of their latest project at Ski Rossendale, Lancashire.In less than three weeks, the Briton Engineering Developments team have fitted out long-standing clients Ski Rossendale with a Snowflex quarter-pipe. Retro-fitting the .... More...

Check out the latest shots of the new surface going down and the new rails and boxes at Bellahouston, Scotland. More...

Just like back in the good ol' days of the Kendal snowboard scene, non-members can now ride the first ever Snowflex slope.For the past few years, only fully paid up members could use the slope due to insurance reasons out of Kendal Ski Club's control. However, things have now gone back to the way ....More...

It’s been a while since we built any new toys, but we got bored. So we now have a shiny new wall ride so we can get an extra hit in every run now as it sits on the counter slope.The larger rails are still waiting to be converted to perma-snow, we are still waiting on securing funds for the .... More...

A report from ThisIsHampshire.net reads:THIEVES have stolen a charity collection box from the front counter of a ski centre in Southampton.Bosses at the Alpine Centre in Bassett think it was taken right under their noses during opening hours on Wednesday.A youth handed back the empty box later that ..More...

Check out the shots of Bellahouston from the website based at the neighbouring Bearsden slope, I Love Legion. More...

Avon Ski and Action Centre are hosting an ASBI Snowboard instructors course. It's a 5 day course running between 25th August and 2nd September and costs £350.Pre-course training will be offered (dates & cost to be confirmed). For more information phone 01934 852335 or email info@avonski.co.uk

Neil informs us that the Euroboys are back at Gosling dryslope at Wycombe with the UK's biggest airbag and the UK's biggest kicker.Check out www.euroboysairbag.com for info, plus photos from the sessions at The brits in Laax amd the Transalpine XS Festival in Val Thorens.

The building work is well underway for the new Snowflex slope at Glasgow Ski & Snowboard Centre, Bellahouston Park, Glasgow. They are looking to recruit qualified ski & snowboard instructors.Please send applications to:info@ski-glasgow.co.uk Please put "INSTRUCTOR APPLICATION" and either ski or ....More...

An outdoor pursuits centre in Churchill is submitting plans which could allow quad biking and clay pigeon shooting to take place at the venue.Previously, Avon Ski and Action Centre had been denied a certificate from North Somerset Council which would have made it exempt from planning permission to ....More...

Aberdeen Snowsports Centre is the new name of the new SnowFlex slope at Garthdee in Aberdeen, Scotland.Formerly run by the council who then decided they no longer wanted to operate it, David Jacobs now manages the slope as head of a trust set up to operate the facility since April 1st 2007. David .... More...

Cornwall’s Ski and Snowboard Centre has revealed its final plans and there’s a surprise new element – green snow!Following extensive local consultations and site visit, farmers Steve and Mark Bucknell decided that they needed to take on board concerns about visual impact and take a radical new .... More...

Halifax Ski and Snowboarding Centre, at Bradford Old Road, Halifax is up for sale for £1.525 million.The deal includes the sale of The Sportsman Inn, indoor golf centre and the Charlie Fastrax children's adventure playground.Michael Carney, 64, who runs the centre with his son Darren, told local ....More...

Fort Worth, Texas Chosen to Be Home to New World-Class Bearfire Ski & Snowboard Resort.Magnificent Man-Made Mountain will Rank among World’s Largest BuildingsDALLAS & FORT WORTH, Texas--Bearfire Resorts, LLC is thrilled to announce the most recent developments in its audacious plan to deliver world-.. More...

A development group unveiled plans for a winter-sports theme park, anchored by a 25-story outdoor mountain, that would allow snow skiing and ice skating during the summer.Developers of the Coolzone Winterplex park pitched their vision for the $696 million project slated for north Fort Worth to ....More...

An interesting article from Yorkshire Post Today about SnowFlex and what they're trying to do. More...

Recreational ski or board for 2 hours and get the 3rd hour free! Offer available Monday to Friday, 10am to 6pm until 28th February 2007. Simply quote 'recreational web offer'. Minimum recreational standards apply. No need to book.Slope Tips!Sunday is our busiest day. Why not visit us on a Saturday ....More...

Briton Engineering Developments have announced a third project on mainland Europe – at Meseta Ski in Valladolid, Spain.The company has been contracted to design and install a ski slope some 9500 square metres in size in association with their Spanish partners, ACTUR S.L. of Madrid.Briton will be ....More...

Southampton Alpine Centre (SAC) are having a new quarter pipe put in and getting their freestyle evenings back. The quarter pipe is going to be 4m high and 4m wide with a permanant kicker on the run in and also a drop off on the run in.As well as this quarter pipe set up, they are also getting some .. More...

This Thursday night is the last freestyle session at Chatham before Christmas, so we’re having a relaxed jam, with spot prizes provided by the TSA.There will also be live DJs, and demo kit provided by Never Summer, Head, with Ride, Option and Endeavour as maybes. TSA should also be brining some ....More...

An interesting article from The Observer on SnowFlex covered Nouex-les-Mines in France and the resurgence of Britain's dryslopes. More...

This Christmas the good people of Cornwall won't have to travel hundreds of miles to 'get their snow fix'. Thanks to Winterpark Cornwall and Briton Engineering Developments of Holmfirth, West Yorkshire, Truro's Lemon Quay will become home to Briton’s first ever UK city centre ski slope this winter. ..More...

Head Snowboards are touring the UK offering board demos, check one out...Tue Dec 5th Bromley Ski CentreWeds Dec 6th Southampton Alpine CentreThurs Dec 7th Norfolk Ski ClubSun Dec 10th Scotland Snowsports Centre Bearsden GlasgowMon Dec 11th Ski RosendaleMon Dec 18th Brentwood Park Ski and Snowboard ....More...

The snow's nearly arrived in Scotland and Legion Snowboard are all dreaming about leaving their plastic "bit on the side" to go back and get some real stuff.Anyway enough with the dryslope, plastic doll inuendo... but Legion will keep the blow up part as they have arranged some more sessions with ....More...

Hemel dryslope stopped freestyle years ago, largely down to insurance and health and safety concerns, but as of next Sunday the ramps will be back out. For the last two weeks Rob Needham and the locals have been testing the two new ramps that are just the start of their plans to take Hemel back to .... More...

Briton Engineering Developments Limited is pleased to announce its third project on mainland Europe – at Meseta Ski in Valladolid, Spain.Following their involvement in the Esquí y Montaña exhibition at IFEMA last November in Madrid, Briton has been contracted to design and install a ski slope some ....More...

The nursery slope at Garthdee Sports and Alpine Adventure Park in Aberdeen, Scotland re-opened on schedule in time for the school holidays.The slope was closed at the beginning of September when work started on a major £300,000 enhancement project at the adventure park. Aberdeen City Council is ....More...

In four weeks time Cornwall will have its first board and ski ramp in the middle of Truro. It will be up for nine weeks on Lemon Quay before it moves to a more permanent site until the big, big Winterpark Cornwall project opens.Okay, so it’s only 30 metres long and only be able to take 16 people at ..More...

After a long absence Rob Needham tells us that ramp nights are to return to Hemel Hempstead dryslope on Sundays from mid-November. That's all we have!

Chatham's Perma-Snow promotion is an on going thing, so until further notice freestyle nights are £15 for adults and £10 for juniors (membership discounts available, and SCUK discount too). However, the loyalty card scheme wont run until the price returns to normal.

The John Nike Leisure slope in Llandudno was recently resurfaced with PermaSnow. The slope say:The slope is now open but at present you will only be able to use our equipment as it takes time for the new matting to bed in. The snowboarding ramp night is off at the moment as we are developing new ....More...

The international competition to open the huge SnowFlex slope in France saw Sam Cullum and Laura Berry from the UK walk way with the top snowboard prizes. Check out the review and full results. More...

This discount is for everybody. To get every one ready for the winter season, the Freestyle Nights on Chatham's new Perma-Snow slope is now only £15 for Adults and £12 for Juniors. There's als additional discounts for members, including SCUK members.

An innovative farm diversification scheme to establish a year round Ski and Snowboard Park on the outskirts of Newquay has moved a step closer as father and son farmers Steve and Mark Bucknell have submitted the plans for approval by Carrick District Council Planning Committee.Since announcing .... More...

The RideInn Crew at Rossendale have completed a new 4m long, 0.5m high and 0.5m wide fun box, featuring a movable kicker.The funbox will be out on the new freestyle night (once it's been cleared by the insurance police), which has yet to be dicided.Rossendale has produced some of the countries best .. More...

Last night saw the Amplid demo at Bearsden and debut of the new slide box. It was so popular Bearsden had to turn people away for health and safety reason. That's a first for them. Shots later. More...

There's a new airbag on the scene and the launch party will be at Hillend on the 23rd of September. It is basically a whole load of demo's by Syndicate Team, Rome Team, Freeze Team and Legion Team. This is being combined with a charity raffle for Edinburgh's Sick Kids Hospital; with Raffle prizes .... More...

We had an email from Chris at Winter Park Cornwall. He says things are moving on at a pace. They have had to switch the site after various discussions with local farmers and that the new site is simply awesome. It will be comparable/better than the huge SnowFlex slope opening soon in Noeux les .... More...

With Ryanair now flying out of John Lennon Airport to Grenoble and Salzburg, as well as Inverness and Aberdeen, the dryslope at Bebington is looking forward to a rush in people wanting to learn. More...

This is an amazing "dryslope"! Had enough yet? Every town in the UK should have a SnowFlex slope. Nearest one to me is 3 hours away and live on the M25/M1 junction. What is the world coming too? More...

Check out the podcast from Noeux Les Mines by Legion Snowboard. More...

Here's some shots from Steve McKenna of the new quarterpipe currently being built at the PermaSnow based Bellahouston dryslope in Glasgow.Full details can be read on Legion Snowboard, the locals' website for the "competing" SnowFlex slope at Bearsden dryslope just to the north.Sandwiched between .... More...

On Friday 25th the AKA crew made another reccy to the world's biggest SnowFlex slope at Noeux Les Mines and to visit Wayne Taylor who has been working there for the last few months. The size and features of the slope have increased dramatically since their last visit, when they were able to sample .. More...

The proposal, if approved will see Forkhill in Northern Ireland, get an artificial ski slope, cable cars, water skiing, swimming pool and a leisure centre. More...

Since the initial announcement made back in January, Briton Engineering’s project to redevelop the Nœux-les-Mines artificial ski slope project in northern France is to be expanded to increase the options for skiers and boarders at the top of the hill by providing enhanced “green run” opportunities.....More...

Have a read of this article from Yorkshire Today on the massive Noeux-les-Mines SnowFlex slope being built near Lille, France. Instrumental in its design was Halifax's Wayne Taylor who is acting as freestyle consultant for Briton Engineering on this and other projects. We saw him at the weekend ....More...

Sheffield's Fun Park will re-open on Saturday 5th August - tomorrow.

The Sheffield Snow Village fun park will be closed for one to two weeks for maintenance work due to damage caused by vandalism.

The Chatham Crew have been busy working away over the last few days, getting some of the ramps and rails ready for this Thursday. They have got their Big kicker and big floaters ready, the small ramp at the top of the slope, as well as the Nixon flat down flat box, 60 foot box and some gas pipes .... More...

Check out the action from Tuesday's very warm evening on the Euroboys Airbag at Gosling dryslope.Gallery on the Euroboys Airbag blog.Remember, SCUK members get a discount when using the airbag at Gosling and sometimes at other places. See the discount sections. The airbag is out most Tuesday nights,..More...

The re-matting of Chatham to PermaSnow is now almost finished and the slope will re-open this weekend for recreational skiing and boarding. Reception will also be taking bookings again for the higher end lessons.Phone Chatham on 01634827979 for more details and prices. More...

Only five weeks in and Chatham have about six days worth of work still to go on their PermaSnow installation. Almost all the underlay is down now. It could be finished as early as next Friday, but we'll let you know for definate when we hear.[Courtesy Alex Spence] More...

Bromley Ski centre admits fault in accident and parents have welcomed the outcome of a court hearing after their daughter was injured at a ski centre. More...

There will be no freestyle night this week at Chatham dryslope as work is progressing ahead of schedule, with the top section due to be completed Thursday. The local crew need time to convert ramps and rails over.No news yet as to when we will start again, but I'm sure Alex Spence will let us know... More...

Freestyle night is still on as usual, but will be from the second lift exit down, as there is now no slope above that.Freestyle night will be half price this week, due to the reduced slope area. It will also be a mainly jib set up.Attached are some pictures showing how far the resurfacing work has .. More...

www.fearofthepark.co.uk is pleased to announce another fantastic winning photograph for it's May Photo of the Month Competition.As the galleries grow in popularity, users are uploading some fantastic photos of freestyle antics from around the UK. This month saw some great shots, including some .... More...

Under 18s or those in full time education can carry on enjoying Gloucester Ski and Snowboard Centre's slope over the summer by applying for a Summer Ski Pass. This will entitle you to unlimited recreational skiing, boarding or blading for only £55. Do you want to do something amazing for ....More...

This Thursday night will see that last freestyle night on a full Dendix slope at Chatham.Because it won't be possible after Thursday for their bigger toys to come out again until the slope has been re-surfaced, Chatham have decided to make the most of it. They will be pulling out as many of their ....More...

The PermaSnow has now arrived at Chatham dryslope and the relaying of the slope is scheduled to begin on 5th June.The new slope should include a fixed kicker and double padded landing areas.Remember that SCUK Members get a discount to ride at Chatham. More...

John Nike's Chatham dryslope will be re-surfaced, with the Dendix replaced with PermaSnow next month. The PermaSnow surface is laid on a padded backing providing a safe (if slippy) surface. The refit will take between 8 and 12 weeks and the will be done in sections; space will be limited at times, ....More...

Here's some shots of the official opening of Bearsden's new SnowFlex slope in Glasgow on 6th May. We hope to be able to announce soon that SCUK Members will get a discount at the slope - watch this space.All shots courtesy of SnowFlex. More...

Here's a few more shots and some snippets of info from SnowFlex (and a map from us).The slope is FOUR times the size of Halifax.The big kicker is the largest in a dry slope ever at 2.5m high - the big air is BIG.Noeux-les-Mines is just 75 miles SE of Calais on the A26.They issued a press release .... More...

The massive SnowFlex slope in Noeux-les-Mines, France is coming together quickly. With Wayne Taylor acting as consultant for SnowFlex on the construction, it seemed only right that the Halifax regulars should check out the slope and it's massive kickers. The AKA crew along with Jamie Nicholls, Liz .... More...

Bellahouston dryslope, Glasgow is offering half price ski and snowboard lessons on group lessons if you start in May.Adults = £59 now £28.50Kids = £49 now £24.50All Level 1 courses are 6 weeks(6 x 1 hour), all other levels are 5 week courses(5 x 1hour)This is an offer that we do at the end of each ....More...

Olympic skier Alain Baxter will officially open the latest Snowflex® surfaced facility at Bearsden Ski & Board Club this Saturday (6th May 2006).The new snowboard park, two nursery slopes and a new clubhouse were built with the help of a SportScotland Lottery award of £200,000 from the Building for .. More...

The Euroboys' "Big Black Sack" airbag is usually available at Gosling dryslope in Welwyn Garden City every Tuesday night. Due to slope closure for maintenance for two weeks, the bag won't be available on either Tuesday 9th May or Tuesday 16th May.SCUK Members can get a discount on the use of the ....More...

Bearsden's SnowFlex slope in Glasgow, will open this weekend to the slope's own members. This will be the official opening and then it's available for all to use. We'll have more on the slope very soon. More...

IC Huddersfield reports on local business SnowFlex and how the demand for artificial slopes has them involved with developments all over the world from Dallas and Noeux-les-Mines, France to Madrid, Spain and Glasgow. More...

Briton Engineering Developments & Bearfire Group to bring winter sports to Dallas, Texas.Briton Engineering Developments are pleased to announce that they have been chosen to work alongside the Bearfire Group to supply and install their award winning Snowflex® surface system to the planned $375m ....More...

Cornwall will see all the excitement of the Alps and the recent Winter Olympics on a permanent basis with the creation of Winterpark Cornwall, an innovative Urban Snowsports Centre which will cater for skiing, snowboarding and tobogganing on the outskirts of Newquay. Using Snowflex® as the .... More...

Plans revealed for futuristic ski slope.Cornwall will see all the excitement of the Alps and the recent Winter Olympics on a permanent basis, if plans for the county’s first ski slope get the green light. Detailed plans are being submitted to Carrick District Council for planning permission and .... More...

If only some UK slopes had the courage to do this. SnowFlex is where it's at. Every town should have a SnowFlex slope. Safe, easy, fun and cheap compared to the real snow equivalent, especially when you take reduced slope insurance premiums into account.Massive French SnowFlex slope to be expanded..... More...

Garthdee Sports & Alpine Adventure Park in Aberdeen includes a great SnowFlex park and there are rumours circulating that it will close for some time to allow essential maintenance.Official sources at the slope said:Information on closure is currently under discussion with contractors. Initial ....More...

The Midlothian Snowsports Centre by Edinburgh (aka Hillend) in Scotland has a £13.5m). Plans include the creation of the longest artificial ski bump run in the UK, along with a ski jump and landing area.Council chiefs have submitted an application for £10m of lottery funding to help bankroll their ..More...

Ten years ago, viewers of the BBC's flagship children's programme, Blue Peter, tuned in to watch presenters donning ski equipment and launching themselves down a small slope made of scaffolding and a white material called Snowflex - whilst in the studio! Things have progressed in leaps and bounds .... More...

Briton Engineering Developments are pleased to announce that together with their French agents Envirosport SA, they have secured the company’s largest contract to date in a place called Noux Les Mines near Lille, in the Somme area of France.Briton Engineering Developments believe that the project ....More...

As Neil's Hutchings is snsibly leaving the Dendix of Gosling dryslope for a two weeks and spending some time in Meribel, the Euroboys Airbag is going to be closed.For more information on the Euroboy's Airbag, check out this blog.Remember, SCUK Members get a nice discount when using the airbag. All ....More...

Take some time out from your Christmas shopping to come and play on Santa's Big Black Sack! At it's home slope in Welwyn the Eurobag will be out for a Sunday session for the bargainous price of £10 (plus £10 slope fee), that's a 50% saving! Come and join us on Sunday 18th December from 17:30 till .... More...

Winter is upon us but not even torrential Scottish rain has prevented the start of Briton Engineering Developments Limited's next project to bring Snowflex to the good people of Glasgow and Bearsden Ski and Board. It might not look like much at the moment, however a few months from now the earth .... More...

Halifax has had a recent clean to remove all the nasty pants-filthying algae from the SnowFlex slope. The shot here gives a good idea of before and after.Briton Engineering said:Over the last few months a great deal of time, effort and money has been spent on designing and building a bespoke .... More...

It’s been a long time coming but at last Briton Engineering, the company that manufacture Snowflex, have developed a slope cleaning machine. Over the last few weeks the machine has been used to clean all the Snowflex at the Sheffield Ski Village, which has come up like new. The cleaning machine .... More...

From Gary Baker,A fair amount of the rental skis & boards have been saved but a lot, if not most, of the rental boots didn't survive. Salomon have already been on the phone offering their fleet of test skis and boots etc to help us out which is nice. We've got a portacabin on site today with some .... More...

Bucks Free Press reports:Wycombe Summit is still on fire this morning after yesterday's blaze. Abbey Barn Lane is still closed to traffic as the Fire Services dampen down the smoldering building.A spokesman has confirmed that the fire started in the kitchen. More than fifty Firemen were called ....More...

The building at Wycombe Summit is currently on fire. A fire in the kitchen got out of control and has taken the majority of the building with it.Everybody got out okay and nobody was hurt. Sputnik shop seems to be hanging in, but stock will be fire and water damaged. The Dendix is largely untouched .. More...

Tuesday saw the delivery of three new rails at Glasgow Ski Centre - after a highly successful "Pimp Our Rail" fundraiser at Big at Bella we managed to raise enough money to sort out our new Rainbow rail! But, the terrible thing was we had money left over soooooo we decided a smaller radius rainbow .... More...

thisishertfordshire reports that: The ski slope at Gosling Sports Stadium is back up in full operation three months after it was partially destroyed in an arson attack.A large section of the slope required extensive repair work after it was set on fire by vandals in July. The area was closed off to ..More...

The Enlyten crew have been feverishly working away on the latest development for the Fear of the Park website and after many long hours and a few candles burned at both ends, here it is!Fear of the Park, an idea conceived to help develop and promote freestyle skills from the many UK Artificial ....More...

Here's some shots from Alex Spence taken on Tuesday night with Bromley's rocket box getting some. From the top... Cody Hierons, Bromley Carl and Chris Wood. More...

Bromley are unveiling their new rail tomorrow night (Tuesday 11th Oct), it's a 30 foot long rocket box. The picture attached shows it sans plastic, which has now been lovingly rivited in.It will be out from 7 - 10pm tomorrow night, along with the usual ramps and rails. Freestyle night is £16. More...

On October 22nd/23rd Chatham slope are holding an open weekend. With reduced price beginner's lessons on both days from 11am to 5pm. No advanced booking is required, but it is first come first served. Demo equiptment will be avalible for both skiers and boarders.

We had an email from Darren Sienkiewicz who says that more pictures from the last round of the AIM Series are online at www.ski-rossendale.co.uk and there are a lot.Any one else who has good pics from the centre who would like the rest of the world to see them can either email them to the site or ....More...

John Nike Swadlincote are holding an open day on Sunday 9th October when they'll be offering taster lessons, cheap sessions, demo kit, plus a host of toys to jib the day away on. More...

Kendal's dark green SnowFlex slope was the first to use the "new" surface. It's a members only slope, run by volunteers and is closed for most of the year. It opens for snowboarding on 2nd October.

Midlothian Snowsports Centre in Hillend, Edinburgh are going to be starting a free snowboard freestyle coaching session on a Friday evening. They are also currently trying to get approval for rails to be available on the slope on a more regular basis. Along with their great SnowFlex kickers, the ....More...

From last night, Wednesday nights are toy nights at Halifax in celebration of the impending dark nights and the associated faster slope.The slope will stay open until 9.30pm, with the rails set up by the AKA Crew from 7pm.

It has taken it’s time in coming – some 18 months in fact – but finally the Norfolk Ski Club development is complete. Briton Engineering Developments & Snowflex® are proud to have helped bring the vision to fruition.This prestigious development is the realisation of a dream by a visionary club and ....More...

Just to let you know that Swadlincote is again open for business after being converted to Perma-Snow. This weekend they are giving Open Practice Sessions out for £5 for 1½ hours. The ramps and rails will be out during the weekend. You can contact them directly on rng@nikegroup.co.uk or .... More...

OK everybody, I am pleased to announce that the Euroboys Airbag is now open for business! A proper poster will follow soon but in the meantime here's some info: The first night is Tuesday 9th August at Gosling Dry Slope running from 18:30 to 21:30.Cost is £10 per hour or £25 for 3 hours (a slope ....More...

Here are some more shots of the new airbag at Gosling dryslope in Welwyn Garden City. The bag is almost ready for it's first public opening, possibly even this Tuesday. Hopefully we'll hear about that so we can let you know.Photos courtesy of Russ Shea at DopeShots.com in case you hadn't spotted .... More...

There's an interesting article here on Natives about an article I haven't read in Racer Ready magazine saying that ski racers are losing out to freestylers and boarders as slopes like John Nike's convert to PermaSnow and presumably also as other slopes convert to SnowFlex, like Warmwell.It seems ....More...

After weeks of hard graft High and Dry can finally reveal their new 60 foot long box.Stomp-it have kindly poster up a short video of it HERE. Also Stomp-it is currently under redevelopment, so if the rest of the site doesn’t work, that’s why.Also, they have built a rocket rail, that hangs over the ..More...

ARSONISTS attacked a ski slope causing thousands of pounds of damage last Thursday. And parts of the Ski Centre at Gosling Sports Park will remain closed until October while repairs are carried out. More...

Well the airbag is just about ready to go and we'll let you know when it's open for business. In the meantime, have a look at this video of it being set up at Gosling. More...

We received an update from kieronh on the situation at Warmwell.First up, the new rail from Terry at Kinky Rails hasarrived. Secondly, after much discussion, the rainbow rail is being taken out of its current postition and legs being placed on it so it can be moved around the slope.Kinky Rails are .... More...

They were gonna keep this rail a secret till High & Dry, but after safety testing it, they were so stoked we couldn’t keep it under wraps.Chatham’s new rocket rail sits along side, and towers above our big kicker on the flattest section of our slope, and hangs over the edge of a 21 degree (so I’ve .... More...

High & Dry is just a few weeks off, so the Chatham rail factory has been hard at work. We’ve almost completely finished our new super long box, just have to rivet the plastic in. Just thought I’d send out a few working photos so you can see the box for your self.It has been built in three 20 foot .. More...

Here's the flyer for Yeovil's renewed Tuesday board nights. They start from next Tuesday here at Yeovil Alpine Village. All the toys will be out, a multitude of ramps and (kinky) rails plus a fun box and of course the YAV Quarter pipe bowl. More...

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Glasgow Ski Slope (or Bella to its friends) have just recieved another new jump. It's bigger and meaner that their monster jump and light as a feather.They're also waiting for a new rainbow rail, which is only a few weeks off.The new gear will be out from 9:30pm each Wednesday along with the usual .... More...

Where: Wycombe Summit.When: First Wednesday of every month, 7pm – 11pmCost: £12 for the whole night.Wycombe Summit has just launched a Snowboard/Drum&Bass night. The launch night happened the 1st of June and went down extremely well.Live Drum&Bass DJs were entertaining the riders with their music .... More...

Have a look at Neil Hutching's huge airbag he's just bought to use at Welwyn's Gosling dryslope. You'll need to be logged in to see the images in the forum. More...

Chatham are having a sale on this summer. Between 18th June and 31st August 2005 adult group lessons will be £10, and junior group lessons are £5. If that's not your thing then 5 toboggan rides and 30 minuts on our sno-tubes will set you back just £9.50.We also introducing a .... More...

The Fun Park slope at Ski Rossendale has been extended at the top to give a quicker run in. This replaces the scaffolding launch ramp, and allows some seriously big hits if you are up for it.The work was done with much help form our local snowboarding community, who got stuck in with shovels and ....More...

Swadlincote’s main slope will be converted into Perma-Snow on June the 20th 2005! Work will run for approx 10 weeks and the slope will remain open most of the time. The toys on the nursery will be out every Wednesday from now and will be unaffected by the work happening on the main.

We thought some of you "feck it, lets's sort out this local slope of ours" sorts, might be interested in what KinkyRails.com are getting up to. Custom Crafted Snowboard Rails no less, so if your local needs some and you don't have the time or skills, then these lot might be worth contacting. I'm .... More...

All weather snowmaking event specialists Sturm have launched a new venture All-Season Extreme which aims to bring the British built artificial slope surface Snowflex to US installations.All-Season Extreme has a creative management group dedicated to design, development, management, and franchising ....More...

It seems that the SW is getting all the fun at the moment. Not only has the Dorset Snowsports Centre recently been refurbished with a SnowFlex park and kicker, but we now hear that a new artificial slope is planned for Newquay in Cornwall. Planning permission has been applied for and the slope is ....More...

The Gosling Sports Park in Welwyn Garden City has unveiled plans for the development of a new £5.5m sports facility. The centre will be located in Gosling’s existing tennis centre and will link both new and existing buildings. Chief executive Duncan Kerr said: “We’re delighted to announce the ....More...

Rossendale have been in touch to say that the Poma is having a steel cable fitted today and it should be operational by this evening.

This happened a few days ago, but is still not fixed. Apparently one of the Rossendale pomas got chewed up and the guy who fixes it is away. It might be worth phoning to confirm whether it's still broken before setting off over the next few days. We'll try to contact them to see what the situation ....More...

Guys and girls, we’re having a bit of a shindig at Bromley on May 30th from 3pm till 6 pm. It's just a chilled out bank holiday session with a few tunes being thrown down and some sick toys to play on. Everyone is welcome - skiers, boarders and we’ll even let bladders in if they ask nicely.I think ....More...

Neil Hutchings from the Euroboys reports that Gosling dryslope in Welyn Garden City should take delivery of a 40' x 30' air bag in around three weeks. That's as big as the largest air bag used at Les Deux Alpes. The plan is to run the air bag all day every Sunday.Also note that the slope will be ....More...

Bracknell will be holding another of their theme nights on Monday 16th May and this time it's "Heroes and Villians", so dust off your capes, grab some tights and some of your dad's faded red undies. More...

Norwich have a new website to match the new slope they're building for us all. You can catch the latest on that on the site (double click on the links... not obvious that one). www.norfolkskiclub.com More...

With Rover and MG possibly closing its factory doors, we’ve decided it’s time to get the Chatham Rail Factory up and running again.I’ve attached a small image (sorry from a camera phone) of the beginning of our current project, a press box. A 60 foot plastic topped box, with coping sides (we hope, .. More...

Last night saw the return of the dreaded double kink rail to Calshot, ready for the Bid D Calshot Rail Jam on Saturday. The rail has now lost its second kink though to become a flat down. It's shaping up for a good fun night on Saturday! More...

John Nike has kindly taken the ban off skiers using the slope's freestyle stuff. Thursdays at Chatham are now an all out freestyle night.

A 6m+ twin coping rail and a 5m manual/press box. See the forum for details and pictures. Don't forget Monday is freestyle night for £12 and Thursday and Sundays should also see toys out. More...

As you may have read, the Dorsert Snowsports Centre at Warmwell re-open on the 19th March with Eddie the Eagle doing the honours. What we hadn't done is posted up the pictures that "KieronH" had sent us a few days before that as they completed the new SnowFlex setup.The Halifax crew from the North'.... More...

Okay, this is a few days late because we've been out of the office, but we thought you might like to read all about the opening of the UK's latest SnowFlex slope.Eddie the Eagle opens Dorset Snowsport CentreSat 19th March 2005Warmwell Holiday park, near Weymouth will throw its doors open to the ....More...

Here are a few shots from ^JP^ on the forum of the SnowFlex refurbishment going on at Norfolk dryslope. You can see quite a big kicker on the first shot. We're trying to get more info on their plans. More...

The new Warmwell slope is looking good. Incorporating a SnowFlex park, the slope will provide the south with it's first decent outdoor dryslope specifically designed for freestyle. The ski slope will open on 19 March and the special guest will be none other than 'Eddie the Eagle'.

The quarter pipe at Bracknell has now doubled in width. Check out the pictures on the forum. More...

Bracknell now has a 6m+ Twin Coping Rail and a 5m Manual/Press Box. This is in addition to the quarterpipe recently unveiled on the newly refurbished Perma-Snow slope. More...

Warmwell's new SnowFlex slope will have its grand opening on Saturday 19th March. Hopefully, we'll have some more pictures before then, but what we have seen looks rather good and the park was coming along nicely.

The Evening Times reports:Two children and three adults were left dangling for 90 minutes after a ski lift got stuck. The drama unfolded at Midlothian Ski Centre, Hillend, Edinburgh, at around 4pm yesterday. A 13-year-old girl, 11-year-old boy, two 26-year-old men and a 26-year-old woman were ....More...

There are some new action shots of Bracknell's new quarterpipe. You'll need to be logged in to view the pictures. More...

The new SnowFlex slope and park are coming together. Kieronh has posted some shots on the forum. [Note: You need to be logged in to view pictures on the forum] More...

The new quarterpipe will be the main attraction at Bracknell's board night held every Monday. We hope to have some shots of it in action on Tuesday for you.It is 9' high, 8' wide 8' transition, 1' of Vert and has a plastic coping. They also plan to double the width to 16'.[Pictures from (and of) .... More...