Patent ID: 7481712

Claim:
A tile member for joining with a plurality of like tile members to cooperatively form an artificial surface for skiing, snowboarding, and the like, the tile member comprising: a base and a plurality of rigid projections extending from one side of the base, the projections spaced apart from one another, each projection extending to a free end spaced away from the base, and means for attaching a tile member to an adjacent tile member for forming the skiing surface; the base comprising a first rail, a second rail, and a third rail, the first and second rails on opposite first and second sides of the base and extending between first and second ends of the base, the third rail located on the first end of the base and extending between the first and second sides of the base; and the means for attaching comprising at least one first hook and at least one second hook, the at least one first hook extending outwardly beyond the second side of the base and configured to capture an adjacent first rail of a like tile member adjacent the second side of the tile member, the at least one second hook extending beyond the second end of the base and configured to capture the third rail of a like tile member adjacent the second end of the tile member.