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Avon Ski Centre, North Somerset

   2.88 of 5  (4 reviews)
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..gizmo
Reviews: 1
Avon
    1 of 5  16/06/2004 @ 11:42:06
Price Per Hour
£11 for a couple of hours
Reception??
Times Visited
2-5 Times
Review Detail
Thought i'd give this slope a try as live in the middle of nowhere!! However, got to top of the 'slope' got ready to go down and almost immediately caught my edge on a bit of wire sticking out followed by dendrex lifting up from the slope - nice............ was the same all the way down the slope, and then had to avoid a group of bladers meandering without looking - gr8t!!
Strengths
none
Weaknesses
everything
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joystik
Reviews: 6
Dorset
    3.5 of 5  12/02/2004 @ 10:20:13
Revision #1 (Last edited: 21/12/2004 @ 09:23:07)
Price Per Hour
11 per hour for adults
Times Visited
15 Times +
Review Detail
Nice centre relatively close to Bath and Bristol. The staff are friendly and helpful.

UPDATE: 21/12/2004
Dendex slope but the layout is a little bit more varied from the usual straight line.

Poor maintenance has been an issue in the past with metal dendex ties (?) sticking up, however I visited Avon on Sunday 19/12/2004 and this was no longer a problem. There were section where the dendex was wearing thin but that none of us caught an edge.

Also it was good to see the price hasn't increased.

More info here...
http://www.highaction.co.uk
Strengths
Varied layout with moguls, quarter pipe, and ramps.
Slope layout is a 'hammerhead' which breaks up the slope a bit, and also includes a very small side run through trees.
Sell beer.
Weaknesses
Dendex.
Food is shocking.
Tree lined so in autumn/winter months covered in wet leaves.
Dendex isn't maintained as well as it could be.
Similar Slopes Visited
Warmwell
Christchurch
Gloucester
Plymouth
Yeovil
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Afro
Reviews: 17
Buckinghamshire
    3 of 5  03/10/2003 @ 14:51:55
Price Per Hour
About £15-20 a lesson
Erm... The reception area
Times Visited
2-5 Times
Review Detail
Basically came here to learn when I lived in Bristol because it was cheaper and not as far as MK or Tam. The staff are friendly enough, despite the fact a lot of them are crossover sk*ers but I would have preferred the same instructor every time I went. As far as the slope's concerned it's in a nice woodland setting with a varied layout - it's not just straight down. Having seen phots of other slopes though it's not as long or interesting as it could be.
Strengths
Nice setting, friendly staff, friendly atmosphere
Weaknesses
Dendex (once I went to MK I've never been back), wires poking through the slope in some places, grommets on bloody snowblade things
Similar Slopes Visited
MK
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psammead
Reviews: 8
Hampshire
    4 of 5  04/03/2003 @ 21:15:55
Times Visited
15 Times +
Review Detail
Good interesting slope
Strengths
Quite long - 165 metres
Varied - Has bends, moguls, ramps, quarter-pipe
Not too busy
Cheap - £10 (£15 non-members) for four hours Weds & Sun nights
Freindly people!
Weaknesses
Dendex. Well it would be wouldn't it so I can't really call it a weakness!?! The Dendex is a bit barren in places including the surface under the lift but generally with a bit of care the sound of bare metal can be avoided!

There's quite a strong smell of horse poo! It's next to a riding centre
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