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manwiththemetalleg
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Just wonderin, how many of you guys has ever skiied on plastic (dry-slope)? Cos living in the sunny city of Sheffield, thats what i usually have to ride! (no snow in england).
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Mar 28 2003 5:10AM
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Jib_This
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Let me be the first the say that the set up you guys have in england(land of NO snow) is SICK. It's amazing to see what pain people go through to ski. I'm impressed.


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Mar 30 2003 9:45AM
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EastCoastPride
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That's sick, too bad the pipe is so tiny.

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Mar 30 2003 10:40AM
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Dallan!
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Mar 30 2003 10:46AM
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Ixnay
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That won't work. When you turn and carve with your skis, the plastic will rip off or at least get damaged. And I wonder how good it'll slide.

How much does that shit cost if I'd want to buy 10 x 2m size of a flat?
Mar 30 2003 10:46AM
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Dallan!
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i see alot of bladers.....





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Mar 30 2003 10:48AM
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mattster
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ya ^ is right it would be so hard cause ur edges would dig into it and rip it or not go in at all and u would slide sideways ??????? and another thing (**falls on keyboard**)fthtgeajyarhgruaegrvffg
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Mar 30 2003 10:51AM
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popopopop
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i dunno how it works but you can turn fine. does anyone else ski there?
Mar 30 2003 11:19AM
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Mar 30 2003 11:28AM
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five0
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Mar 30 2003 11:29AM
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Roussel
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if it wouldn;t work tehy wouldn't make parks out of it now would they? i've heard of some places using some kind of carpet stuff too.
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Mar 30 2003 12:25PM
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five0
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if its cheap enough im going to build a hit at my house in the back..then cover it with snow afterward...or if snow will ruin it build the jump out of that shit and use a snow landing
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Mar 30 2003 12:35PM
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manwiththemetalleg
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It works real well actually, it has foam underneath so it when you turn your edges dig in, and it slides well, just not like real snow. shame that we cant build owt bigger cos of space tho.
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Mar 30 2003 4:59PM
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SeanB
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sweet merciful crap that's awesome, we don't even have a good skate park!

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Mar 30 2003 5:28PM
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Itsbackfliptime
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so when you fall on this stuff do you get wicked bad burns or do you slide on it like snow.

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Mar 30 2003 6:48PM
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manwiththemetalleg
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You dont get burns unless you hit really hard, you just slide. you have to wear long sleeved tees and pants though. Apparently its quite expensive, something like £50 per square metre.
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Mar 31 2003 4:22AM
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schlonginator
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YEah i've heard of that stuff!! and No it doesn't dig in when you ski otherwise why the fuck wold people spend $$$ to make it in the first place!
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Mar 31 2003 4:33AM
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Dallan!
Posts: 3668 - Karma: 11
gimme those sick hills damn i want it for the summer damn damn damn damnnnnn KOEANGINE





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Mar 31 2003 6:34AM
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Mar 31 2003 3:39PM
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line1260skier
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get some in new englan this way we can acutly ski for more hen 2-3 months

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Mar 31 2003 4:22PM
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Aprogressivone
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yo switchbio9, thanks for posting that pic. its so core. lol i mean i bet england guys would love a Season of real snow, but id kill for that snowflex over here. Like u just drive down the street to your local snowflex park(like a skatepark or something) lol


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Mar 31 2003 4:26PM
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l_KeViN_l
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shit... falling would hurt soooo much



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Mar 31 2003 4:39PM
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SkeeOrDye
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it hurts to fall skating too. besides, it cant be worse than the ice that plagues all of southern new england
Mar 31 2003 6:06PM
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PAKpowder
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If anyone knows where the factory is. Go there and steal some. i'll buy it. Seriously, If anyone can get some of this stuff I'll pay you for it
Mar 31 2003 8:20PM
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K_2
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I can't get enough of it! That shit is sick! It must be so damn expansive to make one of those things!
Mar 31 2003 8:32PM
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popopopop
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does anyone know where snow is?
Apr 19 2003 1:22PM
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strode
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i must have some of this snowflex shit.....i live in colorado but my town is 2 1/2 hours from the nearest ski mountain. we have a rail set up in the back yard but the snow only sticks for a about a day or two so we could use it all winter (and summer) pleez tell me where to get some i don't care how much it costs.
Apr 19 2003 7:24PM
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Mr.Cheese
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sounds really sick, i bet it's insainly expensive tho, i'd ski on it if i had the chance, i should go to england to ski on this stuff

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Apr 19 2003 8:34PM
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LC.
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Here's a video of me and some guys from a few months ago at Hillend near Edinburgh, Scotland: http://www.sportsunion.strath.ac.uk/snowsports/images/photos/random/Hillend_8thMarch2003.WMV .

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Apr 20 2003 7:57AM
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weazelzb
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thats sick. i wanna try it


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Apr 20 2003 8:04AM
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WIfreeskier
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oh god i want that in my backyard. i have a hill big enough too...
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Apr 20 2003 9:20AM
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Ghost
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I didn't know Tanner Hall lived in England. weird

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Apr 20 2003 9:04PM
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mothership
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Video at hillend of British Uni dry slope champs
Apr 21 2003 10:26AM
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LC.
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Mothership: were you at BUDS? What uni are you at? I'll be at Hillend every Sunday over summer if the weather is good - see you there maybe.
Apr 21 2003 11:38AM
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strode
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hey everyone i wrote the guy who is in charge of the US operation of putting in snowflex parks. I have now found the first thing i want to invest money in now that i am all grown up and adult-like. I am interning with an excavating company this summer and fall and excavation is one of the main costs of setting up a snowflex park. I am now going to start the process of looking for sponsors and getting feedback from local riders (ski and board) to see if it would be a profitable venture. I live in colorado and have always wanted a way to ski in the off-season. If I followed through with this park i would either put it in/near ft collins (where i'm from and a 2 1/2 hour drive from the mountains) or somewhere close to denver. it would most likely be open april-november and possibly year-round at night. my vision for it would be mainly a park setup, but to be profitable it would probably need a bunny hill and/or some moguls. I was just hoping to get some feedback from either some colorado people who would use the park if i went through with it or some blokes who are familiar with how established it is in the UK. Please please PLEASE respond if this is something you would like to see in colorado (or anywhere in the US) and you would use the park if it was available.

p.s. he said that they aren't offering small quantities for sale YET but after a few more business ventures in countries such as denmark it may be a possibility

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Apr 21 2003 3:08PM
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mothership
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I was at Buds but did'nt compete hoping too this year though. I'm at Edinburgh uni so I'm up at hillend quite a bit so might see you there sometime. Did you compete? Take it your at strath?
Apr 22 2003 5:18AM
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lineskier10
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that stuff looks sick, i want like 10 square yards for summer rails
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Apr 22 2003 8:36AM
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LC.
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Mothership: Yeah, I'm at Strathclyde. I competed at BUDS but didn't do too well - they said slopestyle would be two runs qualifying and then one run final, so I took it easy on my first run. But then they ran out of time and said that was the end of the comp. In big air, I pre-qualified on the Friday, but they put me with the non-uni skiers in the final - I was 4th out of non-uni - I could have maybe got 3rd if I was in with the uni guys. Next year maybe...
Apr 22 2003 12:44PM
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Rogge
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that shit is so sick...im not gonna fly to england to ski it though...sorry
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Apr 22 2003 1:47PM
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