Bowles offers courses, private lessons and coached practice sessions. There are two main kinds of dry slope. Dendix is the most realistic. Comprised of thousands of bristles arranged in a hexagonal shape to reduce friction, Dendix is seen by many enthusiasts as the nearest thing to snow. Snowflex is more carpet-like, and with its foam backing it is softer and more forgiving and is ideal for the first few lessons and for more nervous learners. Bowles has two slopes, a Snowflex nursery slope and a longer, steeper Dendix one.