Editing Dry ski slope (section)

=== Brush materials ===
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The next stage in dry ski slope development came with the brush industry. The most common material is Dendix<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.osborn.com/en-de/products/ski-mats.html |title=Dendix® - Ski Mats - Osborn |access-date=30 September 2019 |archive-date=30 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190930225315/https://www.osborn.com/en-de/products/ski-mats.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> which is a by-product of brush manufacturing and is similar to a short-[[hair]]ed [[brush]] with the [[bristle]]s sticking upwards. Dendix is manufactured in [[Chepstow]], however it can be found on slopes throughout the world.<ref>{{cite web |author=The Western Mail |url=http://www.natives.co.uk/news/2002/1102/18mosc.htm |title=Dendix installing ski slope in Moscow |publisher=Natives.co.uk |date=18 November 2002 |access-date=10 May 2010 |archive-date=22 September 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100922182337/http://www.natives.co.uk/news/2002/1102/18mosc.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref> It is arranged in a [[hexagon]]al pattern of approximately {{convert|1|in|adj=on}} strips of bristles in a {{convert|4|in|adj=on|abbr=on}} hexagon. Although it was a significant advancement from previous surfaces, concern over damage to slope users (it provides little or no impact protection to a slope user when falling) and ski or [[snowboard]] damage due to friction meant litigation for slopes using it was a constant threat. Nowadays [[water]] is often sprayed onto the surface of the dendix to [[lubrication|lubricate]] it and increase speed; however, higher [[insurance]] premiums cause many slope operators to look for safer alternatives.<ref>{{cite journal|vauthors=Shephard GJ, Saab M, Ali KH |title=Upper limb in injuries in dry ski slope skiing—a continuing problem |journal=Eur J Emerg Med |volume=7 |issue=1 |pages=31–4 |date=March 2000 |pmid=10839376 |doi=10.1097/00063110-200003000-00006|s2cid=32265715 }}</ref>

Despite more recent materials, Dendix remains the most popular plastic slope material in use.