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  3 of 5 18/02/2009 @ 10:26 |
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| Price Per Hour |
| £15 for 1 Hour £22 for 2 |
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| Times Visited |
| Just Once |
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| Review Detail |
Haven't ridden dendex in decades, thought I'd give it a go.
the slope layout is interesting with two lifts serving the what amounts to a big left hand bend.
The dendex is worn all over the slope, the power kept cutting out so the lifts and the lights would shut down.
There is wire poking through the dendex in places and i managed to spear my glove on some.
Saying that, I will return...the hire kit wasn't terrible, so if like me you don't want to trash your stuff on the evil carpet...you can manage |
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| Strengths |
| layout, friendly but clearly exhausted staff, general good atmosphere. |
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| Weaknesses |
tired old dendex with tetanus inducing spikes poking through
bit pricey for what it is |
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| Similar Slopes Visited |
| bracknell |
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 1 of 5 16/06/2004 @ 11:42 |
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| Price Per Hour |
| £11 for a couple of hours |
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| Reception?? |
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| Times Visited |
| 2-5 Times |
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| 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!! |
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| Strengths |
| none |
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| Weaknesses |
| everything |
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 4 of 5 12/02/2004 @ 10:20 |
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| Revision #1 (Last edited: 21/12/2004 @ 09:23) |
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| Price Per Hour |
| 11 per hour for adults |
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| Times Visited |
| 15 Times + |
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| 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 |
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| 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.
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| 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. |
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| Similar Slopes Visited |
Warmwell
Christchurch
Gloucester
Plymouth
Yeovil |
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| Buckinghamshire |
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| 3 of 5 03/10/2003 @ 14:51 |
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| Price Per Hour |
| About £15-20 a lesson |
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| Erm... The reception area |
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| Times Visited |
| 2-5 Times |
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| 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. |
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| Strengths |
| Nice setting, friendly staff, friendly atmosphere |
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| 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 |
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| Similar Slopes Visited |
| MK |
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| 4 of 5 04/03/2003 @ 21:15 |
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| Times Visited |
| 15 Times + |
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| Review Detail |
| Good interesting slope |
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| 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! |
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| 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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