A new type of slope, described as a ‘creek surfing system’ has been launched by inventor Czintos Csongor.

Named ‘Sineride,’ Mr Csongor believes that, “Truly this is the first real alternative of summer skiing.”

Explaining why Sineride is better than other summer sliding options, Mr Csongor explains,
“Boardsailing is amazing but it needs waves, which I do not. Windsurfing is great too although it needs wind, which I do not. Flow-rider machines are superb but they need huge water speed and energy, which from my system it negligible. An indoor snow centre is good as well but you need a large refrigerator which we don’t. Water-skiing is extraordinary but you need big lake surface and a motor boat which I don’t. It’s a similar story for wakeboarding. For dry slope skiing you don’t get the real experience of snow or water, it simply does not ’live.’ “

Mr Csongor says he first started considering what was needed for a successful summer sliding facility back in 1999,

“I understood that the essence of skiing is the possibility of braking instead of sliding.

“Water is an obvious solution as it works perfectly for water-skiing but you must stop it flowing down the slope. How can you achieve that? By putting smaller obstacles on its way which are small enough to stop the water but still let the skier slide over them.”

With Sineride therefore the skier carves down these small obstacles or ribs and the water held in place acts like a series of ‘small pools’ you can ski on as the ‘small pools’ are situated under each other, effectively creating a big slanting lake.



“Young people who have already tried Sineride have affirmed that the experience of the downhill slide was the same feeling and the same technique to skiing or boarding” says Mr Csongor.

Users enjoying the Sineride can use normal snowsports equipment including skis, snowboards, and tubes for tubing. However Mr Csongor believes that in the future the perfect experience will be provided by creating a snowboard with wake-board bindings.

Mr Csongor calls the experience of sliding down the Sineride slope, ‘skliding’ and users need to wear protective clothing as normal in sliding sports for protection.

The operation of the Sineride course requires very little power (5-7W/m2). This very low energy-demand can even be generated through renewable energy sources as it only operates on sunny days. Installation is simple, on a flat area a light support structure is required while on a slope you can build a smaller structure.

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