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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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Beyond Powder: Artificial Ski Slope Set to Open at Buck Hill, Minnesota

Buck Hill, a tiny Minnesota ski area located 30 minutes from downtown Minneapolis, is out to change the face of off-season skiing. Set to open for the first time later this week, the resort has designed an artificial ski slope utilizing a new surface that simulates skiing, without the snow. Owners Don McClure and David Solner traveled to Italy last year […]

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Robin Azer | September 25, 2016
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