Story

Story


Our story with the continuous development of our Dry Slope technologies.







The history of the company (high lights):

2023
First Hybrid Ski & Tubing **** Resort opens in Oberwiesenthal (GER). World first: ECO mats made from over 80% recycled raw material and 100% recyclable. Pioneer in the worldwide recyclable material cycle. Opening of the first mat ski run in Bavaria at the Hocheck ski resort in Oberaudorf (GER). Great media hype. All important TV stations and press organs came. TV reports brought over 15 million viewers and many million readers of top newspapers and magazines. New tubing tracks in Western Ukraine. New construction of a tubing track with several lanes in Wertach (GER). New tubing double tubing track in Tijuana (MEX). First time “IAAPA - Worldwide Exhibitor” in Asia (Singapore), Europe (Vienna) and America (Orlando). In addition, booths in Riyadh (SAU), Savannah (USA) and Interalpin (AUT).

2022
New development of Slide Liquid Wax for alpine & nordic skis on mat ski slopes. First Hybrid dry slope & tubing track in Germany, construction will begin in Oberwiesenthal in the autumn. We are new equipment member of the NSAA (National Ski Area Association), the association of alpine ski areas in the USA. In Dubai becomes a large mall with a Exercise course with a jump into an airbag opened. One 3 lane tubing track in Missouri (USA) will be built in the summer. In Minsk (BY) the freestyle facility is expanded with Watertrax.

2021
First time X-Mas Tubtrax tubing track with 2 x 70m length in Ireland. With 19,000m2 total area became the largest in Europe and one of the world's largest alpine dry slope  and tubing runs at the end of the year built in Ukraine. For the first time, all materials for installation and operation are supplied by our company. First, very successful trade fair appearance at the IAAPA Fair in Orlando (USA). Amusement parks are always needed. Also indoor tubing tracks with our Epic tubing tires. Surprisingly high demand for small "ski at home" backyards. Your own backyard becomes a slopestyle park. Even operators of large ski areas are now looking for/finding an alternative to a snowless winter. the Malbun mountain railways (Liechtenstein) uses Lifttrax. New Christmas Tubtrax tubing tracks in Germany, Portugal, Ireland and France. New Ice karting tracks are being developed in the United Arab Emirates, Sweden, Ukraine, Romania and the USA.

2020
Biggest circus in the world "Circus Krone" builds 50m long tubing track in the winter quarters. Mega freestyle water jump in Brisbane with approx. 2000 m2 mats has been in operation since summer. Start of the new development and positioning of the corporate strategy in the summer. New products for the different areas. Advice and service will be expanded for customers. SlopeTrax, LiftTrax, NordicTrax, TubTrax, WaterTrax, KartTrax are the new central areas. Mountain railways (including Kitzbühel, Söll, Lenk) expand installations for lift access. Novel tubing tracks for camping sites was developed. New alpine dry slopes and go-kart tracks are emerging in the USA and Europe. The Corvit-19 pandemic is affecting the leisure time behavior of the population all over the world. We have also adjusted our production and sales accordingly.

2019
Winter tubing park in Bogota (COL) opened. Top ski resorts in New Zealand also buy mats for lift areas. The world's largest freestyle water jump will be under construction in Brisbane (AUS) in the autumn. New water jumps in Bled (SVN) and Hohenems (AUT). Lots of new tubing tracks in Spain, Portugal, Romania and Germany. First TV reports about the use of Skitrax mats and Tubtrax Module System. New brand positioning with ski & tubing & water & karting. Successful participation in trade fairs Interalpin in Innsbruck and IAAPA in Paris.

2018
The first mat ski areas and tubing tracks are to be built in India. Close partnership with individual governments for new mat ski areas. Ice karting is in Mexico expanded to 3 systems. The first TUBTRAX module systems are installed in Germany, Romania, Lithuania, Spain, France and Austria. Extended production for start gates and kickers for jumps in air bags. Tubing tire production expanded. Slopestyle Park opened in Germany. New water jumps in Slovenia, Ukraine, Russia and Australia are planned.

2017
New development "Dry slope drain fleece©" transports the water from the mat ski areas and tubing tracks. With "Tubtrax©" module system we offer a new type of module system for the tubing track from the start gate, straights and curves. The new “Slide Liquid© 2.0” is on the market. The first Tubtrax tubing lanes are delivered to Portugal. First inflatable tubing tracks are opened in Portugal. The first tubing track with a jump into an air bag opens in Slovenia. New mat ski areas in India, Canada and Germany are being planned. Several large ice karting facilities are being built in Mexico. Wanda (China) opens Freestyle Jump facility in the largest ski hall and amusement park in the world (Harbin).

2016
Further development of the plastic mats. New materials guarantee the best durability and longevity. Perfect in combination with BIO lubricant "Slide Liquid". New colors for mats are offered. Large tubing tracks, water jumps and mat ski slopes in Russia, the USA, Turkey and Egypt, among others, show new ways. Largest tubing track in Iran with 3 lanes and 70m length is being built.

2015
Metal curve constructions for tubing tracks are offered as new products. For the first time in the world, a biologically based lubricant is available for plastic slopes: "Slide Liquid" is silicone-free - biodegradable - water-repellent - environmentally friendly. the glargest water jumps in the world indoor in Minsk (BLR) and Outdoor in Park City (USA) love Skitrax. There are also slopestyle parks in Slovenia and tubing tracks in Spain.

2014
there were also large ones Matt ski areas in Slusovice (CZ), Bratislava (SK), tubing tracks in France, water jumps in Switzerland, innovative water jumps in France and ski jumps in Bonn (GER). The new wooden constructions (with pressure-impregnated wood) for curves and straights have proven their worth for tubing tracks. In this way, cities and ski areas can offer tubing in the same places in winter as in summer. Expansion of the offer (with our own tubing tires) for the necessary equipment for the entire system. Ice-karting with the new Skitrax Ice-karting, open up a new, global business field - we present this with our importers at the world's most important trade fairs.

2013
the products Skitrax SL (mat ski slopes), Skitrax TU (tubing) and Skitrax XC (cross country) were specified. Large speed tubing tracks in Alicante (SPA), Heilbronn (GER) and in the USA use Skitrax. A new addition is a speed tubing track in Granada (SPA). Cooperation with major manufacturers of conveyor belts, new cooperation with ski resorts and cities are being achieved worldwide. The largest tubing track in Asia for summer and winter operation is located in the ski resort Shimbulak in Kazakhstan opened. At the Ski World Cup in Schladming, Skitrax are used for lift systems. Renowned mountain railways such as Kitzbühel and Serfaus use the mats for ski lift entry and exit. Ski Area Kosa Khutor uses Skitrax mats at the Sochi 2014 Olympics.

2012
the fastest base combination based on polyethylene from Skitrax SP and "HDPE" tubes was presented as a world first. Many new ski areas use our mats, for example: Sierra Nevada (SPA), Oberstdorf (GER), Bansko (BUL), Himos (FIN) and Megeve (FRA). The largest mat ski slope in Eastern Europe with almost 3000 square meters was opened in Bansko (BUL). A large tubing park with a length of more than 100m was created next to the slope.

2011
many new customers and importers from all over the world could be won at the Interalpin trade fair. The newly developed Skitrax JP and Skitrax HA were also presented here. With this worldwide innovation, for the first time ski jumpers can glide in the outrun of the hill as if on snow, fly in the air and come to a standstill. New ski areas, tubing runs, water jumps and outdoor & indoor fun parks are in concrete planning worldwide. With an individual ski area design, curves for tubing runs, tubing tires and different obstacles for slopestyle parks, the service for customers "all around the use of mats" is further expanded.

2010
was a year of new developments, with innovations such as the Skitrax FA and Skitrax SP. With Skitrax SP, the fastest gliding surface on the market was presented. K2 Snowboard recognized this and built 10 movable ramps (Length approx. 20 m) with Skitrax SP for snowboarding in the city. The tour started in autumn 2010 and led to central places in over 100 top cities throughout Europe. With Florian Schmidt (member of the German National Ski Cross Team) a World Cup skier could be won for a head sponsorship for the first time.

In Austria, Skitrax are used in ski areas such as Ellmau am Wilder Kaiser (largest contiguous ski area in Austria and No. 3 worldwide) for lift operations or at the start gates for start training for ski crossers. In France, several summer tubing tracks and ski areas use the mats (eg in the Les Orres ski area, Les Rousses ski area, Briancon Serre-Chevalier ski area, Saint-Pierre de Charteuse ski area, Mont Dore etc.). Top Swiss ski areas (including St. Moritz, Laax, Davos, Zermatt, Lenk, Adelboden, Samnaun) use several thousand square meters in different ways for winter sports enthusiasts. Fun parks are being developed for summer use, the freestyle water jump at Lake Thun (CH), Oberaudorf (GER) or Jyväskylä (FIN) inspire many athletes. Large freestyle events (including Air & Style Innsbruck, Big Air Stuttgart) use the Skitrax for the steep inrun track. As a result, less snow is required and the ramp can be prepared more quickly.

2009
many top international ski areas were supplied with mats: St. Moritz, Zermatt, Davos (CH), Ellmau (AUT), Sudelfeld GER) etc. The German Ski Association uses Skitrax for a training course for the alpine national ski cross and snowboard team in the Olympic Training Center (OSP) in Munich. At the Luegsteinsee in Oberaudorf (Bavaria) the large VIKING Freestyle water jump used for slopestylers and freestylers. The only one in Germany.

2008
was realigned with the "Skitrax World" by Open Doors Creative Communications GmbH founded. Development, marketing, sales and production are now in Germany (based in Oberaudorf) Qualified employees, a high-quality production facility and patented products ensure a high, international quality standard "Made in Germany" and "Innovation form Bavaria". As a registered trademark, Skitrax enjoys extensive, international trademark protection. In addition, there are many international domain registrations and an interesting appearance on social media.
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