Ski Simulator

This looks pretty good.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XzkAEZQFS4g

What do you think?

Over here in Jersey we don't have a dry ski slope and space is extremely limited so I was thinking of trying to get one over here for people to practice on before they hit the slopes. Obviously it is very artificial as the terrian doesn't change like it does on the slopes but for getting the muscle meory side of things it looks pretty good.

There are a couple up and running on mainland UK. It might be worth you talking to the company involved, about numbers using their facility, and costs of course.

http://realli-ski.co.uk/

I taught on one of these for 5 summers in the 90s in S.Africa. They are great for fitness and also for beginners to learn basic techniques on. If its just for your own use its possible to build one or get one built for you pretty cheaply. I have been thinking of building one but I dont have space at the minute.
A couple of rollers, electric motor, chain drive, lots of plywood and some industrial carpet, and some steel for the framework. :D

I am a recreational skier and have been skiing for only about 8 or 9 weeks in total. For the last two or three years, my wife and I used the realli-ski simulator near Canterbury (they have a place near Watford too) each week two or three months before going on a ski trip. Their simulators are more narrow than the one in the youtube video, so you have to do shorter turns and you have to wear blades not full skis. The simulator can be adjusted to represent various grades of slopes (no moguls or powder though!). The simulators are very good, but I the instructors are probably more important. You can get immediate feedback from the instructors (they are BASI qualified). An instructor stands in front of you as go through various exercises and he/she can spot what you need to do differently as you are doing it. I find it a great way to improve. Also, a few sessions are fantastic for bulding-up your fitness and skiing muscles (which in my case have always deterioated badly since the last ski trip). Of course, you are not actually moving down a hill so you don't have the real experience of momentum changes or unexpected bumps, but my wife and I have found we can easily transfer our skills improvement to skis and the piste. I highly recommend them.

It looks quite cool btu I would go in search of a bigger one, I categorically refuse to wear blades. My ego couldn't take it