An Italian ski resort at Mottarone, is helping to renew the popularity of grass skiing. Two Tubby slopes for year-long tubing have been installed One of the slopes goes straight and is 90 meters long and the other is 100 meters long and has several multiple turns. The European resort lets the ski enthusiast use regular ski equipment as opposed to the special equipment the sport once required.
A launching ramp is included on the straight run and is covered by Np30, Neveplast material certified by the Italian government as having the same slipperiness as real snow.
The 100 meter slope at the Italian resort has turns made of metal and also covered with the Np30 material. The structure has adjustable angles which enables a perfect entry trajectory and directs the resort’s snow tubes in the best way at the end of the curve.
The most recent addition to the Italian resort is an artificial downhill ski slope 100 meters long and 10 meters wide. 18% is the average incline of the resort’s slope and again uses Np30 surface material. It allows easy turning as on real snow and also allows beginners to do the snow plough on gentle slopes and still move forward.
Skis are not damaged at all because the very low friction of the surface avoids generation of high temperature between the ski base and the slope so the base does not wear down over time.
