The Centre 

Snowtrax is a leading Alpine Activity centre situated in Christchurch on the South Coast of England. The site was built in 1989 and offers activities which include Skiing, Snowboarding, alpine activities such as tubing and ski-bobbing. They offer lessons and coaching for all ages along with recreational use of the snow sports slopes. There is also a large Alpine Adventure Park on site with zip-wire, trampolines and a Pirate Ship.

 The Resurface Project 

Snowtrax undertook a major redevelopment of their snow sports surface as they saw a major barrier for participation across all disciplines of snow sports with their existing surface. Proslope, a recent addition to the snow sports surface market, grabbed their attention as it was closest artificial surface that mimicked snow like conditions for speed and edge control.
The project took place over 3 stages. The first stage was completed in November 2011 and consisted of re-surfacing the 110-metre main slope and a remodelling of the bottom section to include a 3-metre jump and a counter slope to assist the return of users to the lift.

The second stage of the re-development took place during 2013 and involved of a redesign on the intermediate ski and snowboard slope which included the installation of a ‘moving carpet’ lift system to assist both skiers and snowboarders and customers using the skibob slope.

The slopes used for ringos and skibobs were also resurfaced using Proslope. While these activities do not require the ‘tech’ in Proslope, this surface still provided the best sliding surface.
The third and final stage was the beginner area, this included further installation of Proslope plus two ‘moving carpets’ to assist an uphill lift and more enjoyable experience for customers on their first snow sports lesson.

 The Project 

Adrenaline Urbaine is a truly unique sports centre in Canada. Opening in 2022 – the centre offers a multitude of extreme sport experiences and coaching… not least a roof top snowpark with year round skiing and snowboarding!

“A rooftop snowpark with a skatepark, a climbing wall and a ninja course!”

 Proslope x Adrenaline Urbaine 

From the beginning, Adrenaline Urbaine signalled to us that they needed to have Proslope. Proslope’s unique construction, simple-to-lay design and unparalleled performance, were really important if they were to keep local Canadians stoked through all 4 seasons!

We’re immensely proud of every single project we’re fortunate enough to work on, but Adrenaline Urbaine in Canada has got to be one of the most unique projects around. We were blown away by the scale of what Adrenaline had set out to accomplish in such a short period of time. Not only a flagship roof top snowpark but also a skate park, climbing wall and parkour set up!

Here’s what CEO F-O Jutras had to say about Proslope,

“Having Proslope on our rooftop is certainly the attraction that makes people talk! We have athletes from all over Canada come to try it and a lot of school programs, all of them are always very impressed with the riding experience! Their general comment: ‘It’s like snow, but without snow!’ – You guys have revolutionised the pre-season skiing and snowboarding training for our business!”