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Much discussion was given to the playing surfaces in modern stadiums.
The "frozen tundra" at Lambeau Field, home of the Green Bay Packers is called DD GrassMaster, a hybrid surface of natural grass with artificial fibers embedded in the sand below. DD GrassMaster is used at NFL stadiums in Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, and Denver.
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The natural grass has gone brown and dormant, but the natural fibers are holding firm. By the players accounts, the footing is still good. Lambeau Field has a heating system under the field to keep the turf from freezing.
With the Packers scheduled to host an NFL playoff game next weekend, and possibly the NFC championship match, the field is still in decent condition.
When the Packers hosted the 1997 NFC championship match against the Carolina Panthers, Lambeau Field was completely re-sodded in a rush job.
The weekend before, the Packers beat San Francisco on a rainy day, and
turned the natural grass field into a mud hole.
Work on re-sodding began as soon as the field was cleared after the San
Francisco game.
Ironically, warm-weather Bermuda grass was used, for one time only.
Bermuda grass will not survive winter in Wisconsin. After the game, the field was cut into chunks and sold as souvenirs to benefit local charities in Green Bay.
The NFL paid for the re-sodding.
The "frozen tundra" at Lambeau Field, home of the Green Bay Packers is called DD GrassMaster, a hybrid surface of natural grass with artificial fibers embedded in the sand below. DD GrassMaster is used at NFL stadiums in Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, and Denver.
http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=702594
The natural grass has gone brown and dormant, but the natural fibers are holding firm. By the players accounts, the footing is still good. Lambeau Field has a heating system under the field to keep the turf from freezing.
With the Packers scheduled to host an NFL playoff game next weekend, and possibly the NFC championship match, the field is still in decent condition.
When the Packers hosted the 1997 NFC championship match against the Carolina Panthers, Lambeau Field was completely re-sodded in a rush job.
The weekend before, the Packers beat San Francisco on a rainy day, and
turned the natural grass field into a mud hole.
Work on re-sodding began as soon as the field was cleared after the San
Francisco game.
Ironically, warm-weather Bermuda grass was used, for one time only.
Bermuda grass will not survive winter in Wisconsin. After the game, the field was cut into chunks and sold as souvenirs to benefit local charities in Green Bay.
The NFL paid for the re-sodding.