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Le Plastique is Not So Chic—French Petition Started to Get Rid Of Plastic Ski Slope

Dry Slope

In July this year La Foux-d’Allos, a ski resort in the Southern French Alps, opened a dry ski slope made from green plastic for summer training. La Foux-d’Allos is a medium-sized resort that is 2.5 hours from Nice Airport and is connected to L’Espace Lumière. Together the twin resorts offer an expansive ski area with 180km of skiing. The resort […]

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Julia Schneemann | September 6, 2022
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VIDEO: Make Sure You Have Enough Speed On A Dry Slope Jump Or Else This Happens…

View this post on Instagram A post shared by mello yello skiing (@melloyelloskiing) This little shredder was attempting a 360 on the dry slope at Liberty Mountain Snowflex Centre in Lynchburg, VA when he came up painfully short. We give him a lot of credit for having no fear and sending it. A little more speed and he would’ve had it.

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Chris Wallner | September 6, 2017
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Is The Future Of Skiing Dry?

Dryslope skiing in Virginia

As summer settles in, your favorite pow runs turn into mountain bike trails, and even the latest closing dates begin to pass, what is a poor skier to do? Sure you could hike, bike, or rollerblade but nothing beats the feeling of your planks beneath your feet. Insert: dry slope skiing. A dry slope consists of a snowless mountain covered […]

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Avatar photo Lindsay Hayden | August 10, 2017
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