Snow Making and Storage

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First artificial snow production
First snow gun – used both locally pressurized water and air
Snow wand – Canmore, Alberta CAN
Snow wand nozzles
Compressed air and water inlets
Air and water hydrants
Hydrant closeup
Early snow wand with on-board air compressor (CZECH REPUBLIC)
CZECH REPUBLIC snow wand – close up
Snow wand in action
Early fan gun with on-board gas powered air compressor
Recent fan gun using water and grid electricity
Snow is stored under sawdust – Canmore, Alberta, CAN
Removing sawdust
Backhoe used to removed sawdust
Backhoe used to load the trucks to transport snow to the trails
Piston Bulley used to push the snow for backhoe pick up
Ice build up under the east end of the snow pile – already over 2 m. deep and accumulating at 30-40 cm. per year
Metamorphosing of the snow pack – small nodules of ice form
Laying out the snow on the trails
The final product – the Frozen Thunder Trails at Canmore