About us

Who we are


We are one of the world's leading suppliers of equipment and advice for installing winter and summer leisure facilities. Where snow is missing, we offer solutions for sliding, carving, gliding, lifting and drifting. With productions in Germany & innovations from Bavaria.
Corporate philosophy
Future-oriented design
  • We have the competence in leisure solutions and takes responsibility in relation to the protection of the environment and use of natural resources. Sustainable resource conservation through environmentally friendly installations.

  • Construction of mat ski areas and water jumps based on the latest ecological findings.

  • Recyclable materials for environmentally friendly disposal.

  • Efficient climate protection through energy-neutral mat ski areas. GREEN SKIING.

  • Structure of the systems with optical design in harmony with nature and technology.

  • High quality ISO standard production in Germany.

  • Our offices are supplied from environmentally friendly electricity and water sources.
Company
Over 40 years in winter & summer sports

Our family-run company looks back on a long tradition: Founder Wolfgang H. P. Schmidt has been active in winter sports for over 40 years. He gained his professional experience in the management of internationally renowned companies, e.g. Kneissl, Track, Olin, Hagan Ski, Sergio Tacchini, Feratel, Hasbro Europe, Warner Brothers, Kirch Group.

The activities are bundled in the own company Open Doors Creative Communications GmbH. The success story of the Skitrax World brand began in 2007 with the development of plastic mats for lift entrances, alpine ski slopes and tubing tracks. We are represented on 5 continents with our own exhibition stands. In addition, we have representatives on all continents who provide professional advice to our customers on site. We cooperate with customers and importers in 45 countries.

The future of winter sports is getting drier - we have the solutions where snow is missing.
Product areas
Made in Germany & Innovations from Bavaria

Skitrax® World is one of the world's leading suppliers of products for different areas of application for "sliding - carving - gliding - lifting - drifting" on snow-like synthetic mats.
This includes the use of mat ski slopes, tubing tracks, freestyle water jumps, ice-karting facilities and the various lift areas in ski areas worldwide. We offer a wide range of products for the operation of the leisure facilities - with "Made in Germany" - "Innovations from Bavaria"

With our innovative TUBTRAX® Module Tubing Systems, we offer customers a wide range of different options for installing tubing tracks for indoor and outdoor use.

SLIDE LIQUID® is an ecological and economical bio-lubricant developed by us, which significantly reduces the friction between mats and tubing tires or skis / snowboards and thus avoids the abrasion (microplastic).

With our KartTrax and ICE.KARTING© we are revolutionizing the karting market. With the karts "Sliding & Drifting" on our sliding mats like on ice, whether indoors or outdoors - great fun.

Our DRY SLOPE DRAIN FLEECE© ensures a clean surface with optimal rainwater drainage when laying mat ski slopes and tubing tracks.

For environmentally friendly advice on the planning, installation and operation of leisure facilities, we also supply the necessary equipment for complete mat ski areas, water jumps, tubes & curves & straights for tubing lanes. 
 
For many years, our customers for lift areas have included hundreds of the world's best-known mountain railways (e.g. Kitzbühel, Laax, Oberwiesenthal, St. Moritz, Davos, Ellmau, Soel, Rosa Khutor, Mt. Hutt, Are, Oberstdorf, etc.) and the operators of the world's largest freestyle water jumps, e.g. Brisbane (AUS), Park City (USA) , Minsk (BLR), Jabuli (CHN). Plus hundreds of tubing tracks, water jumps and mat ski areas around the world. 
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