First Person: Down the Slope on Fake Snow

The head freestyle instructor at Liberty Mountain in Lynchburg, Va. talks to the AP's Lee Powell about what it's like to strap on skis or a snowboard and hurtle down fake snow. (Sept. 24)

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[TheCorbin315]

Can I buy this somewhere? Lol PA there's snow from (based on last year) thanksgiving until march..... Still not long enough

[Jklop0150]

@phryks snowflex is pretty good, 2 of my friends just learned how to do frontflips there and they r 13, the landings r a hell of a lot softer than snow

[Austinconnick1]

@Jklop0150 yeah for 2000 a week this is cheap

[MrDirtbikerMan]

@ee95ee not the same :(

[fobskate11]

@ee95ee if u have a snow park, u dont need a skateboard

[ee95ee]

Have you heard about something called skateboard?

[vladka001]

@Jklop0150 ya camp of champs

[Jklop0150]

u can @ whictler blackcomb there are summer glaciers

[phryks]

you still wouldnt be hitting a perfect 6ft kicker, getting massive air, landing on a HUGE transition :) still i'll give it to you....you cant replace snow, but wait till you see the progression snowflex can give you during the off season...you wont deny it.

[snowfan]

Who said anything about a resort? You could hike the the top of Squaw, Heavenly, Northstar or just some higher elevations in the Tahoe area and find snow all year long. I'm not saying I would do it again but I have done it in the past.