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Slalom Courses / Lake Plans

Portable slalom courses / kits and plans to build your own. Also, plans and instruction on how to build your own slalom ski lake.

How to Lay Out a Slalom Waterskiing Course

In-depth instructions on how to anchor the buoys and their the proper dimensions.

Slalom Course Dimensions

From your About.com Guide. Looking to build a slalom waterski course? Allow this feature to be your online guide and visual reference.

ACCUFLOAT

Slalom courses by five time World Champion Mike Suyderhoud.

EZ-Slalom Portable Slalom Course

Comes complete with instructions for installing and retrieving your course. They will even build it for you if you want.

Insta-Slalom

Insta-Slalom is an AWSA dimensioned slalom course that you can take with you anywhere. It is great for skiers with or without a permanent ski site.

Buoy Tips

Here are some tricks to keep your slalom course looking like new for the entire season. Tip from WaterSki magazine by Ben Favret.

Portable Slalom Course Use 101

Includes portable slalom course basics, holding your course in place, anchor tutorial, course setup considerations, installing a portable made simple, tensioning the mainline and aligning the course, common problems and how to avoid them, removing the course, and more. Article by Ed Obermeier PoorBuoy Slalom Systems/EZ-Slalom, posted on Aquaskier.com.

Official Slalom Course Dimensions

Specifications and chart with graphic from IWSF.

Building a Waterski Lake

Don Lee outlines how he went about his private lake construction, including information on size, permits, costs, and more.

How To Build A Ski Lake

The folks at Lake Laku have a few suggestions and hints on building your own ski lake. Diagram included.

Water Ski Lake Construction by Seepage Control, Inc.

Seepage Control, Inc. can help you with the design, and construction of your ski lake.

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