Dry Slope
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/7/77/Snowflex.jpg)
That is not AstroTurf, but it's close. Instead of fake grass, that is fake snow. I didn't realize this was a direction for research, but apparently Snowflex is the pinnacle of 'dry slope' technology.
![](http://www.snowmaker.com/images/snowflex-diagram.jpg)
It's a carpet of fibers over a rubbery cushion. Water is pumped around through rubber hoses to be sprayed out in a fine mist. This is obviously to help with friction, heat, and add a bit of realism.
Watch these folks in France show us how it's done:
It's important that we learn because Snowflex is coming to the US, Dallas specifically.
3 Comments:
Ah yes...five sided dry slope technology
So 'dry slope' has water pumped through it to produce a 'fine mist'... quite a substantial mist as well, from the video...
Edit: The 5 sided slope is actually an upright architectural member. The correction has been made in the post.
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