Artificial Ski Slope Review: COPENHILL

Hi
Just back from a totally awesome new skiing experience. There is a brand new artificial ski slope that has just opened in Copenhagen, Denmark, and I was among the first ones to ski on it. It’s built on top of an 85m high power plant combining environmental values with new tech and outdoor sports. Not only skiing since there are hiking trails, playgrounds and climbing walls integrated in the building. The building itself is a great master peace of modern multifunctional architecture and cost approximately 680 million Dollars to build (wiki).
But it’s not only a ski slope. It’s an experience. It’s like going to the Alps. The lift ticket office, equipment rental, ski shop, ski school, restaurant and after ski bar are all located in the same brand new fancy building and you feel like stepping into any big ski resort premises in for example the Alps. On the area they have for example gondolas and chairs from chair lifts in Saalbach for decoration and for climbing in and out of. Great idea.
The ski slope itself was a fun experience and I can highly recommend it to anybody that is die hard skier like myself but also to anyone interested in starting skiing but never got around to doing it because there were no slopes nearby or did not want to spend a lot of money on a trip to the Alps just to learn the basics. Look no further, here you can learn to ski and once you master Copenhill you are good to go to any real slope of easy to moderate terrain.
What I enjoyed a lot was not freezing. My feet and fingers get cold when I ski, especially when taking instructors clinics or teaching myself. Here it is possible to really dig into those details and try to master whatever you are working on without frost bites.
The skiing itself was also a lot of fun. It feels like skiing on ice crystals, it’s hard and slippery and you lack traction, but after a while you get the hang of it. Be aware that the slopes are a bit narrow. Especially on the lower sections since there are rails and jumps and that sort of stuff so watch out for other skiers above and below you. Well, that’s something you should always do no matter where you ski.
Great fun weekend for me. Please go and visit Copenhill and spend a few days in Copenhagen enjoying sightseeing, bicycling around town, grab something to eat from a nearby smorgasbord and have a few pints of the finest beer in the world, Tuborg.
Note that I visited Copenhill as a regular tourist, payed my own way and had no added privileges. This is as honest as it gets.
reg.
Tom

[@charbax]

I am a proud Copenhagener with this slope (and the new metro line too). I wonder how it might perform when there is snow in Copenhagen on that hill, if the snow might grip to the material and work too. Perhaps they might supplement that with a few snow cannons, just in some of the Winter months when Copenhagen is mostly cold and when the natural + snow canon snow doesn't melt too quickly.. from December to like March or so they might fill it up with snow..

[@InspirationalSkiing]

Very cool video! I have skied the exact same material (Neveplast) in Italy as part of the proces of choosing the surface material for Copenhill. I am not commercially associated with Copenhill, though. I agree with your review. It does feel like an icy slope, and I was surprised to learn back then that "what works on snow, works on this surface as well", when I tried it. That is pretty awesome! If you ever come to Copenhill again, let me know. /Janus

[@Triggerboy62]

I will. Drop me a mail at [e-mail]. Very interesting to hear that you have been involved in the building process and that you actually watched this video. It was a magical trip for me and I frequently watch the video myself to remind me of all the fun.

[@kiwiguy4706]

Cons; can't build a snowman. Can't do snow angels. Can't throw snowballs @ strangers 😁

[@Triggerboy62]

Hahaa... yes, cant eat yellow snow :)

[@m.hoffman2889]

another cool place to add to the bucket list

[@Triggerboy62]

Yes, a great place to go. Spectacular.

[@mwtrolle]

11:03 I live 45 minutes from Copenhill and I think I'll try it at some point. But I would say that a clear con is the lift-system, it seems difficult and slow. With the hill U design, it seems like a huge missed opportunity not to make an express elevator you can ski directly into to from ground plan and all the way to the top. With those prices, I don't wanna spend 3/4 of the time standing in a shitty slow-moving lift. With an express elevator, you could probably get from the ground plan to the top in like 2-3 minutes maybe even faster.

[@Triggerboy62]

Yes, it is a bit of a shame you cannot take the elevator up the hill with ski gear but I found the lifts to be very easy to handle. Not any more difficult that on a real slope. The "magic carpets" are really easy but also the telescope lift.

[@mwtrolle]

Triggerboy62 yes but on a real slope I would only use chairlifts and cabinlifts.

[@Triggerboy62]

@@mwtrolle I also prefere chairs and gondolas but where we ski we usually have only T-bars and Pomas. That could be a challenge for you, mastering all lifts :)

[@L25111]

I think one of these artificial ski slopes would be great in hot countries, since they can’t ski because there is no snow

[@Triggerboy62]

Yes. But not only that. In cities like Copenhagen there are no hills nearby so even if it can get cold in the winter, skiing would be impossible. It also makes skiing more accessible to people that cannot afford to fly to the Alps just to try it out. By the way, some car brand made a commercial where they are skiing and snowboarding down Copenhill. How cool is that?

[@VonJopetitGolf]

This is one of the places i would love to visit!

[@Triggerboy62]

Hope you can some day. Hope we both can :)

[@Burnhillrocks]

Just great 👍 we could have the same in Hyvinkää or neighborhood 😃

[@Alagathevictor]

Yup we are proud of this in Denmark. We had no skiing mountains so we built one. It was primarily inspired by Ski Dubai

[@Triggerboy62]

Great ski slope :)

[@derpate1287]

Denmark Likes Microplastic

[@Alagathevictor]

@@derpate1287 It’s not microplastic. Microplastic is tiny particles and we don’t like that. Where are you from?

[@derpate1287]

@@Alagathevictor When you ski on plastic, small plastic particles are removed every tim. This is called microplastic

[@davidrakovic8970]

Does anyone relate to putting your boots whit 150 flex of in -10°C

[@qwertyuiop-kd4qq]

yes lol it sucks

[@aldenpfeiffer640]

So if you live in the on the east coast US that it will feel like a normal day

[@georgiasmaglee9890]

OMG, that is so true. They call White Face, Ice Face for a reason.

[@tjgraham2297]

do you typically see ski hills with gates set up for the public to practice?

[@TheOnlyTrueHD3H]

at copenhill, they are permanent You will also often find them, in actual ski resorts, in dedicated areas

[@qwertyuiop-kd4qq]

yes

[@chocknog5763]

How much did this project cost from it's conception to the opening day c/w with operating costs?

[@Triggerboy62]

I have no idea. I just skied the slope and looked up the facts on wiki and other sources. According to wiki the entire power plant/ski slope cost 680 000 000 USD.

[@vladdutz20]

It's a luxury to put on plug boots at room temperature, i own a rossi WC ZB :))

[@vladdutz20]

@@Triggerboy62 this is the first video in which i got to see your face, i like your channel alot, I'm just a recreational skier but have some friends that race in the europa cup, and i got very passionate about gear and technique since 2014 with their help and some good gear tips, some of your explanations helped me alot in developing stronger edge grip and overall stance improvement in SL and GS ( nordica dobermann SL, and Atomic Redster RS GS 24m ) Soo, please keep on triggerboying because you do it good :))

[@sir_bumpalot]

The future of skiing. (if global warming hits us very bad)

[@derpate1287]

Microplastic ist comming....

[@MulleDK19]

4:37 In before the slope is closed because someone doesn't get off in time and gets pull off the side of the building. That looks very unsafe. How tall is that railing? Half a meter? And no automatic emergency stop from the looks of it.

[@Triggerboy62]

The fence you see at the side going up is not the real fence of the building. You can see the real fence up at the top. It must be at least 4-5m high. Normally nobody could climb over. There must have been an emergency stop.

[@andrease2320]

No no find a snow dome. There are many around the uk try one. The plastic it good for ski racing trainnning but when snow is available on your door step plastic Is painful on the skin when you fall. It’s great in twisted broken fingers as well !

[@Benzknees]

Having learnt on plastic and then moved onto indoor snowdomes in the UK I agree, although Dave Ryding has proven you can lay the foundations for becoming a v.good slalom ski racer on plastic. But I suspect Triggerboy was there for an experience, rather than promoting it as a good ski venue. You’d go to Snoworld in Landgraff, Netherlands, if you wanted the best indoor skiing in Europe (the only indoor venue to host an FIS event).

[@Triggerboy62]

Yes, I was there for the experience. No promotion involved. Pure fun. It was great and I now have a different perspective on plastic slopes. Indoor slope still waiting to be explored by me :)

[@Keln02]

How does this work with advanced techniques like carving? If I dig my 88 in there, there won't be much green left after a few runs Interested to try this some day

[@Triggerboy62]

Thanks for asking. I was using their rental skis. I don't think that you could carve very well on that surface. I tried but the rental skis were short and soft and the edges were not that sharp and the surface itself felt very slippery so I could not get any good grip. The slope was also not that wide and I think that you would run out of range quickly. I was also not comfortable with going very fast as I did not know what would happen if I fell. Hope this helps.

[@Keln02]

@@Triggerboy62 it does, never skied on dry slopes, but sadly that might be the future of this sport

[@mwtrolle]

1:53 you said it best there.

[@Triggerboy62]

Thanks :)

[@ian2000]

Do they have to mow the grass or do the skis take car of that

[@Triggerboy62]

Good question. I was wondering the same. I think the ide is that the skis cut the grass. Do they have to water the lawn in summer?

[@mrslkungpowchikn1206]

What product is this and cost? So it works with soil and grass, yes?

[@Triggerboy62]

There is soil under and grass between the plastic.

[@mrslkungpowchikn1206]

@@Triggerboy62 thank you! Is it Neveplast or mSnow? I think I may buy some from mSnow because I never get any respond from NevePlast and STILL have no idea how much is costs. I would love to know if the grass makes it feel more like snow and or if it make it go slower? I bet some kinds of grasses are better than others. One thing I’ve wondered if anyone has ever tried like a taller moss where it came up slightly about the plastic cicrclss but not above the tops of the “hairs” or spindles?

[@iomoonshack]

it's probably the only slope that CLOSE when it start snowing...........

[@Triggerboy62]

Really?

[@TheOnlyTrueHD3H]

@@Triggerboy62 nope, they only close for hard weather Ive been there in rain, and hail, no problems

[@someguynamedmitch6270]

skiing in rain on a building!! Count me in!!! I'll do it in a severe thunderstorm!!!!

[@Triggerboy62]

That's the spirit, Cheers :)

[@JAH-0-]

nice video ..would be interesting to try indoor man made snow at place like ski Dubai

[@Triggerboy62]

Yes it would. A friend of mine just came back from Dubai but I only saw pictures on FB.

[@GreoGreo]

Come to Finland, you can ski with the legit snow.

[@Triggerboy62]

@@GreoGreo hahaa... not in the south. No snow this year :(

[@itsonlyxmabloxburg]

There is better snowy ski slopes there in the autumn than in the french alps rnn😭

[@Triggerboy62]

Thanks for watching that video. That is my favorite. It was so much fun to do. And it was such an amazing compound! Biggest building I ever been in/on. Cheers, Tom

[@GooogleGoglee]

Thanks to the Italian technology!

[@Triggerboy62]

Thanks for watching and pointing out the technology is italian. It was very smooth to ski on and I had a blast.

[@GooogleGoglee]

@@Triggerboy62 I would love to go there one day and experience it, thank you for the nice video

[@Triggerboy62]

@@GooogleGoglee hope you are able to make the trip. I was there as it had just opened so everything was new. I would love to go back as well to see when its fine tuned. Once this pandemic is over here I come :)

[@languagetruthandlogic3556]

How is it to fall on? I ask because I have dendix war wounds!

[@Triggerboy62]

Thanks for watching. I would not know with a 100% certainty since I did not fall. I think that it would be worse than falling on soft snow but not as bad as falling on ice. I guess you need to wear good protective cloths as you easily could burn your skin from the friction. On snow and ice you can always glide a bit. Here you cant. In your case I would be careful, just like I was, but well worth trying it out.

[@languagetruthandlogic3556]

@@Triggerboy62 Thanks for your reply. I'll be careful as you recommend - friction burns rather than bruises! Take care and let's hope next season is a great one!

[@Triggerboy62]

@@languagetruthandlogic3556 Yeah, lets hope for a great season 2022.

[@AlbaAdventures]

And you thought this would get no views. Hoping we helped a bit with this edit.

[@Triggerboy62]

You are always such a big help. Thanks :)

[@Matt-vo1ge]

The future of skiing with Climate Change. #cargocult

[@Triggerboy62]

Yes, I think these are going to be much more common in the future. In places where there is no hope for snow or they have no mountains.

[@imbehindyou-4832]

sad you didn't ski the gates

[@imbehindyou-4832]

Yay! Also are you Chris's father?

[@Triggerboy62]

Yes

[@japieb]

Skiing starts at 7:04

[@Triggerboy62]

Yeah, kind of slow getting to the skiing part but maybe the trip was more important than the actual skiing? For me anyway. Or lets say, when skiing its also the trip as a whole that matters. Cheers, T

[@stephenmauro1770]

why do you fuk up the video with music and now I can not hear the skis on the surface.

[@Triggerboy62]

Sorry but the microphone picked up too much wind noise.

[@julienmartin2646]

Stay there, you’d be ruining all of the powder the way you plow like that.

[@Triggerboy62]

Hahaaaa, sorry, dumping tomorrow :)

[@ayrfresh9632]

should go to edinburgh

[@Triggerboy62]

I would love to do that. My family comes from Scotland back in 1865. Is there an artificial slope there?

[@ayrfresh9632]

@@Triggerboy62 Yeah pal theres a few in Scotland you could even do a few are a few are close together Glasgow has Bellahouston ski center and Bearsden Ski Centre they arent huge but still a fun shred and also the snow dome in braehead. Theres a tiny one in new milns in Ayrshire don't really recommend it but it's close to Glasgow then Edinburgh has the biggest one called midlothian ski centre its big for a dry slope has a chairlift Aberdeen has one too with such a nice kicker recommend that one highly. Overall i recommend going to Bellahouston, Bearsden and the dome since they are all so close then heading east to Edinburgh then going up to Aberdeen to finish off.

[@asad5067]

BAD MUSIC

[@Triggerboy62]

Ok... have to listen to it, don't remember... Cheers, Tom

[@asad5067]

@@Triggerboy62 i dont like chill Put public enemy fight the power next time. Or god save the queen