Glossary of Terms

	Italian Count Aquaderni is credited at inventing the first artificial ski surface at the same time as Len Godfrey for Dendix around 1960.
	Japanese made sliding mat surface, one of the world's most successful installations with more than 150 locations.
	Bowmat definition here..
	Slopes similar to Dendix but made entirely of moulded plastic in triangular shapes, with plastic bristles.
	popular and successful artificial ski slope surface manufacturers.
	an early form of slope made up of moulded plastic circles - not believed to be used anywhere any more.
	Finnish manufacturer of Plastic Moulded Slope surface, more than 150 installations worldwide, many on ski jumps.
	see Dri Snow
	patented powder that turns to 'snow like substance' when water is added.
	credited with inventing the first artificial ski surface for Dendix around 1960 at the same time as Italian Count Aquaderni.
	C E Lindgren - manufacturer of Everslide
	sprinkler system used to make slopes more slippery and more like the real snow sliding experience.
	An early Italian dry slope surface manufacturer.
	Italian manufacturer of artificial slope surfaces.
	see Delta
	US manufacturer of artificial slope surfaces. see powderpak.net
	slope formed from polyvinylchloride (PVC) bristles held together by metal bands, manufacturers include Dendix.
	Former manufacturer of a plastic surface slope material.
	Former manufacturer of a similar surface to Dendix.
	a slicker, hardier, tougher version of Astro Gelade created especially for sledging in the late 1990s.