New technology for artificial snow – Derwesten.de

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 Winter Sport

30/09/2014 | 23:00 clock 2014-09-30T23: 00: 00 + 02: 00

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 In addition to the conventional generators such as snow here in Neuastenberg to the coming winter, use Photo also a new technology: Marius Becker
 

              Winterberg.
             Skiliftkarussell Winterberg will use a new technology for artificial snow in the upcoming winter. According to a press release from the holiday Winterberg of the so-called “Snow Maker” artificial snow should be able to produce regardless of the outside temperature. The plant will be the first of its kind in Germany. The building permit is the Skiliftkarussell Winterberg now before the facility will cost around 500,000 euros.

 Skiliftkarussell Winterberg will use a new technology for artificial snow in the upcoming winter. According to a press release from the holiday Winterberg of the so-called “Snow Maker” artificial snow should be able to produce regardless of the outside temperature. The plant will be the first of its kind in Germany. The building permit is the Skiliftkarussell Winterberg now before the facility will cost around 500,000 euros.

“No silver bullet”

In maritime containers, the components will be supplied and fixed installed at a slope in the ski lift carousel. The water required is taken from existing storage ponds and fed to the plant. The operators hope that they can come in December for use in time. If the schedule is maintained, will serve as a complement to traditional snow production of “Snow Maker”. “He is not the silver bullet against climate change,” says the winter sports arena chairman Michael Beckmann. “The lift operator will only close gaps, entries and exits as well as individual sections of piste snow for if it is not cold enough for snow conventional methods.” With productivity of 200 cubic meters per day would be on the snow of a general resort not to think anyway. Also supportive to the beginning of the season should the system perform their services.

                             Spring Snow

  450 conventional snow generator will be this winter in use.

The technology of “Snow Makers” was in Zermatt and the Tyrolean Pitztal Glacier tested with similar systems.

The snow quality is similar to the Spring snow with high residual moisture . This moisture will be lost during dissection

The unit can produce snow at temperatures up to 30 degrees outside -. Finally it was for intervention in the gold mines in South Africa designed. This makes for ski resorts but naturally ecological and economic sense. Only a targeted use at temperatures operators would seem to be sensible just above or just below zero.

Whether in a comparison of energy use, the classic snow cuts off much better, or “Snow Maker” can compete depends on the conditions. With a correspondingly low temperatures and dry air snow cannons and lances were clearly the better choice. These values ​​move but at the limit of two degrees, the new technology will significantly more attractive, according to the press release.

clear signal to the guests

the first time since a decade invested the winter sports industry no million-amounts in conventional snow gun and lifts. Only in Neuastenberg and on some slopes of the ski lift carousels new snow guns will complement the existing machinery. The investment in the new technology is certainly a tribute to the lean last winter, has taken the industry economically unpleasant. Now also a clear signal to potential guests should be sent to the investment in new snowmaking technology. Because with more snow to the security after bad winters often defensive booking behavior of the guests are positively influenced.