Can you get skis that work on the frosty grass that we get in the UK?

Actually of course, you can get grass skis, there used to a grass slope on a local hill, it was featured in an episode of "Treasure Hunt". I recall it lost popularity because it's easy to go quite fast but also very easy to lose control.

edit: Just found a quote on a forum:

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I'm trying to recall the places I grass-skied back in 1970s: Hampstead Heath (Parliament Hill), a hill outside Brighton, Butser Hill (nr. Petersfield in Hampshire) - which was probably the premier location at that time, and one or two other places I've forgotten. The Ski Club of GB was heavily involved, as was a company called Grillson (?sp) which made grass skis in Surrey as I recall. The preferred brand at that time was Rollka. I seem to recall a permanent grass skiing centre in South Wales (somewhere in Gwent?). It'll all be recorded somewhere.

This is the hill in question - 887ft above sea level, highest point in Hampshire!
http://www.trigpointinguk.com/photos/P02880.jpg

Gareth