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Dry slopes

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lukew06
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i got invited to a comp on a dry slope, but when i ski on the slope i keep falling and cant get the hang of it. dose anybody else have this problem??
Feb 19 2006 3:34PM
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dom_uk
Posts: 1560 - Karma: 12
dont u ski dry slope 3 times a week luke?
Feb 20 2006 2:02PM
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Snowcase
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sounds like fun
Feb 20 2006 2:03PM
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manwiththemetalleg
Posts: 1636 - Karma: 91
Note: about 0.01% of this site ski on dryslope. 80% don't even know what one is.
Feb 20 2006 2:51PM
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radskier
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jea, what is it?
Feb 20 2006 3:01PM
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Ghost82nd
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touche
Feb 20 2006 3:08PM
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salomonskiier12
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its like this type of plasticy stuff like snow. it allows u to ski on it...
Feb 20 2006 3:16PM
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manwiththemetalleg
Posts: 1636 - Karma: 91
Mainly found in UK, made up of plastic bristles. Comes in the form of Dendex (criss cross pattern) and snowflex (better and softer). Best substitute for snow, although still shit really. Search google for sheffield ski village, or mebbe i have a picture. Who knows.
Feb 20 2006 3:20PM
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timmi
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dry slop looks like you would get mad rub burn.
Feb 20 2006 4:25PM
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SSBS
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aahah yah definitly!! i cant get how you can carve on this thing..
Feb 20 2006 4:30PM
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Crock360
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Feb 20 2006 4:40PM
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awsomecoolguy
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that would be the greatest thing ever in the summer
Feb 20 2006 4:44PM
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Steazy-E
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yea sheffeild england has a park and a pipe i beleive.
Feb 20 2006 4:52PM
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D_Mezz
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does it hurt wen u fall??? is it like rug burn?? or wut kidna material is that??? mo info please
Feb 20 2006 4:56PM
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Public_Maverick
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the moguls look fun, where would i be able to buy one of these?
Feb 20 2006 5:07PM
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lukew06
Posts: 223 - Karma: 10
if your ever in england come to ski-rossendale its top. i went there. it hurts when you fall defo! but in summer it rocks!
Feb 20 2006 5:20PM
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Dutchie
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yeah, i know what you mean, i had the same problem with a rolling slope. What i did wrong was that my ski on the mountainside wasn't tilted and the wrong edge began to get a grip on the slope.
Feb 20 2006 5:25PM
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JockinJLoads
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the look of that makes me want to die, its all brown and shit
Feb 20 2006 5:59PM
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JockinJLoads
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but its better than nothing for sure
Feb 20 2006 5:59PM
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dom_uk
Posts: 1560 - Karma: 12
haha luke are you pretendin to be american on me? you were up last nite wi me you not been up in the summer wi us yet, and yeah its shit compared to snow but its still fun and better than nothing, bearing in mind in britain most people have at the most 1 week on snow costing about $1000 so its not cheap, where as this costs $220 a year for a pass
Feb 21 2006 6:33AM
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radskier
Posts: 685 - Karma: 16
no, glacier summer camps is the best thing in the summer. that looks awful
Feb 21 2006 6:49AM
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OzPac
Posts: 98 - Karma: 16
http://media.nscdn.com/uploads/member/videos/2318SheffieldExtreme.wmv

dry slope is better than nothing, it hurts when u fall more then it would on snow - but no pain no gain right?
Feb 21 2006 7:22AM
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lukew06
Posts: 223 - Karma: 10
shut up dom u lanky,sarcastic basterd.
Feb 21 2006 8:10AM
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bass_munkie
Posts: 300 - Karma: 10
your profile says you're from rossindale... neways rossindale isn't even worth turning on. dry slopes in general aren't worth turning on, it's all about bumps comps at stoke innit clarkey! haha

pains for pussys(at least the kinda pain dryslopes give you), if you're commited to learning tricks and technique sheffield is actually pretty good, got a water ramp an all.

in general though you're better off on a glacier in the summer. anyone who thinks dry slope is a good option is stupid. only use it if it's the only option.
Feb 21 2006 8:16AM
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lukew06
Posts: 223 - Karma: 10
i love day slopes. and for me and dom to lern tricks on a dry must mean us two have the biggest balls on this website. but for people to be scared of them means your a pussy
Feb 21 2006 8:43AM
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lukew06
Posts: 223 - Karma: 10
dry's rule
Feb 21 2006 9:32AM
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coordy12
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its like a giant toothbrush
Feb 21 2006 10:47AM
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720skiguy
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its expensive as fuck. dont plan on buying it for your house.
Feb 21 2006 10:51AM
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LDN-Ski
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dry slope wrecks your skis after a while and it is harsh when you fall, but if you cant get to an indoor slope then its better than nothing
Feb 21 2006 10:56AM
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Krish
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lucky
Feb 21 2006 10:57AM
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manwiththemetalleg
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Mate, its not really that painful, and the jumps are not exactly huge, and to be fair i couldn't care less about the size of your balls, although i feel sorry for you if they are as big as you say they are. Does is it hurt to sit down?


Hi Matt how's things?
Feb 21 2006 11:14AM
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bass_munkie
Posts: 300 - Karma: 10
you said you couldn't even turn on a dry slope?

i was kidding "pain is for pussies" is an expression, not to be taken literally dude.

i alreet mate, got a bit of flu like. apparently walking home at 4 int morning in newcastle is taking it' toll! haha. you getting much snow fun at the moment?
Feb 21 2006 1:24PM
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dom_uk
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haha yep im the dom luke was talking about, and as for hurting yourself on dry slope, our kickers on snowflex, aslong as your properly covered you probably wont get friction burns, and snowflex is pretty padded and our kicker has a v steep landing therefor it doesnt hurt much really, so my balls arent quiiite as big as chuck norris' etc. , well not yet anyway
Feb 21 2006 1:33PM
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spiketon
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yea do it bro
Feb 21 2006 1:35PM
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OzPac
Posts: 98 - Karma: 16
heres our slope for anyone thats interested... (rossendale, uk

Feb 21 2006 3:07PM
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OzPac
Posts: 98 - Karma: 16
one more go -

heres our slope for anyone thats interested... (rossendale, uk)

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Feb 21 2006 3:11PM
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ECski
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thats looks pretty sick, cool for the summer
Feb 21 2006 4:28PM
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KRASHED
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close up

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Feb 21 2006 4:33PM
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ohiorprsnt
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anyone have any knowledge on how to get a small chunk of dryslope for home use
Feb 21 2006 6:26PM
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Albino
Posts: 1400 - Karma: 123
those jumps look crazy. wouldnt wana wipe out tho.
Feb 21 2006 6:30PM
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bass_munkie
Posts: 300 - Karma: 10
couple hundered bucks plus postage and i'll steal you some from the pile at the top of sheff ski village!

seriously this stuff is VERY pricey. snowflex runs at like £6000 for a couple of square feet that like $4000. and dendex the stuff that's not padded and open for wrist breaking loveliness is like £500 for a couple of square feet.

i'm sure you can find the company that makes snowflex... pretty sure it's called snowflex, same might go for dendex.
Feb 21 2006 7:07PM
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dynastarskier71
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is there any dry slopes in the us?
Feb 22 2006 1:59AM
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pwallstreet
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seriously!
Feb 22 2006 2:24AM
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SBP
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i really wish there was one of those close to my house, so i could ride all summer.
Feb 22 2006 1:27PM
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dom_uk
Posts: 1560 - Karma: 12
hi ozpac, who are ya? i go up quite a bit on the 1080s wi the bonfire jacket
Feb 22 2006 1:35PM
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396222687862
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i posted a thread like 2 weeks ago on this, seems real cool, but if you want your owen backyard dry slope, start saving, when your 80, u mite have enuf to pull 10s in the summer
Feb 22 2006 1:41PM
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lukew06
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thanks for backin me up dom
Feb 22 2006 5:26PM
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