If maintained correctly, an artificial [field] should be playable in most weather, but it is a common mistake to assume that such surfaces are "all-weather" as grounds teams will no doubt have discovered when heavy snowfall hit the UK nearly a year ago.

Coping with snow and ice on synthetic surfaces

If maintained correctly, an artificial [field] should be playable in most weather, but it is a common mistake to assume that such surfaces are “all-weather” as grounds teams will no doubt have discovered when heavy snowfall hit the UK nearly a year ago.


This article appeared in Pitchcare Magazine Issue 39 – October / November 2011. Read the rest here