A ski resort in Texas?!?!
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If God had wanted man to ski in Texas, he wouldn't have made the place so damn hot. Texans, however, have a long history of doing what they want even if it means monkeying around with the natural order of things.
And so it will come to pass that Texas skiers sporting large belt buckles and cowboy hats will be hooting and hollering their way down the state's first manmade ski resort just two years from now.
That's when investors hope to finish building a 250-foot artificial mountain and 650,000 square feet of skiing area. While moving so much earth around to create the perfect slopes is hardly a challenge, circumventing Mother Nature's 90 degree temperatures is another story altogether.
Unlike other manmade ski resorts, however, the engineers at Bearfire Resort won't be making snow in the traditional way--Texas seasons are far too harsh for this to be possible. Instead, the creators of Bearfire plan to introduce an entirely different type of snow that is actually made from a patented, lubricated plastic known as Snowflex. I'll let the creators describe it in their own words...
Snowflex is a polymer composite consisting of a monofilament fibre and impregnated carrier layer. This sits on top of a unique shock layer, giving a responsive and reactive feel. Manufactured in tile form, Snowflex forms an homogeneous surface that can be made into complex features and shapes.
Hmm. I guess if you live in Texas, it's better than nothing.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Nov 18th 2007 @ 10:56PM
Marilyn Terrell said...
Heck, if Dubai can have an indoor ski resort, why not have skiing in Texas? At least it doesn't waste mega-kilowatts making snow.
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Nov 19th 2007 @ 12:07PM
Blu-Sam said...
Used to live in West TX, it's just few hours to Ruidoso, NM for ski.
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Mar 17th 2008 @ 10:32PM
Jet said...
You can actually find out more about this story at www.skirebel.com - it seems these snowdomes are popping up everywhere.
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Mar 17th 2008 @ 10:33PM
Jet said...
I agree. Check out skirebel.com
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Mar 30th 2008 @ 6:00PM
Elaine Campbell said...
I work at an artificial slope in England. I have 3500 hours experience. Snowflex is like skiing on ice, Dendex is the best surface available.
I want a job ,please ,when you open!!!!
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Sep 13th 2008 @ 1:09AM
Nosybear said...
Somehow this Colorado skier doesn't think the term "champagne powder" applies to this hill. Still, the more of them that stay there, the less of them I have to dodge here....
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