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5.05.08
Welcome To The Gun Show
Mount Snow's $5 million snowmaking plan will give it the most
new-technology snow guns on the continent next winter.
Mount Snow will install more
than 150 additional fan guns this summer, investing over $5 million in
energy-efficient snowmaking, according to the resort. Combined with last
summer's installation of 101 of the machines, Mount Snow will have the
most new-technology fan guns in North America when it opens for the
2008-09 ski season.
The project is part
of an expansive snowmaking investment by Mount Snow's new owners, Peak
Resorts. Several well-trafficked trails will be flanked by the new guns,
including Ridge, Meadow, Upper Nitro, Lower Titanium, Mine Shaft, Deer
Run, Canyon, Lodge, and Lower Exhibition, as well as other locations.
New-technology fan
guns run on electricity and feature on-board air compressors. With this
year's investment, Mount Snow eliminates the need for 16 diesel
compressors typically used during the season to power traditional
air/water guns. This will save approximately 200,000 gallons of diesel
fuel per year.
"It certainly became
very clear to us that fan guns are the real deal, as we were the first
ski area to open in Vermont-with top-to-bottom skiing and a terrain park
on day one —
and we were among the last to close in
late April," said Mount Snow's General Manager, Kelly Pawlak. She noted
that fan guns are able to make more snow in varying weather, and produce
better quality snow overall.
In addition to the $5
million snowmaking expansion, $1.4 million will be spent on painting
chair lifts, improving the guest locker room, and upgrading the Mount
Snow Golf Course, reinforcing Peak Resorts' commitment to maintaining a
quality resort.
-Mount Snow
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