Behind the Scenes - How Snowmaking at Ski Resorts Works

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------ We often take for granted the snow on the ground, but ski resorts are not in a position to do the same. Snow is essential to their operation and success. With the ever unpredictable weather received in winter, which includes thaws, rain and worse, ski resorts need to "weather-proof" their operation as much as possible. One way to accomplish this is through snowmaking.
Snowmaking allows a mountain to offer great ski conditions from the beginning to the end of a season, stepping in when nature presents issues, or helping touch up the ski slopes.
Taking you "Behind the Scenes" at Calabogie Peaks Resort, discover how snowmaking is accomplished and how the impressive technology works, in this guided tour with the resort's President, Paul Murphy and Brian Bunch, Mountain Operations Manager.
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@sharktooth2888 3 жыл бұрын

Don't forget all the fun parts like using the Tiger Torch to thaw the ice that often forms on the rear fanguard screens. Digging out the hoses and power cords after the night shift guys slept most of there shift. Hanging, thawing, and rolling 100 ft water hoses etc. Unsung heroes.

@mikeo3428 Жыл бұрын

6am, just got back from a gun run. Im the night shift guy. 🤣

@johnpatterson4272 Ай бұрын

Great video and well articulated as to the finite technology of snowmaking in the 21st century. The narrator has a vested interest in that local business, it's obvious, and he's a serious asset to Calabogie. Probably the best video on snowmaking in North America I have ever seen. Thank you.

@SlopeEdge Ай бұрын

Thank you for your positive comments. Happy you enjoyed the video.

@michaeldougfir9807 6 жыл бұрын

In my family of six, we learned to ski as soon as we could walk. All six of us have worked in several ski areas. But the snow making equipment, when it finally came in, remained pretty much a mystery. So I was glad to see this video. I wish my parents could have seen this. So I thank you for this presentation. Now I'm going to see if Google will help me find you. I don't believe you said where you are. As a Californian, I have skied only in our mountains. So I don't know where the other ski areas are.

@SlopeEdge 6 жыл бұрын

Hi Michael. The mountain featured in the video is Calabogie Peaks, located just outside Ottawa, Ontario in Eastern Canada. www.calabogie.com

@juliezaremskiy3635 5 жыл бұрын

Nothing beats the feel of natural snow though

@foxacresfarm7595 4 жыл бұрын

Nathan Zaremskiy yeah like skiing on smooth butter

@hardcorehunter9438 3 жыл бұрын

@Ibrahim Andre you're pathetic

@chrisglover7080 2 жыл бұрын

Yea but natural snow dont last

@olivergodbout7839 2 жыл бұрын

Thanx capt. Obvious!

@Red1676 Жыл бұрын

Myths on the east coast.

@johnreyn19 8 жыл бұрын

Great video! It's amazing how much infrastructure goes into snow making. Keep up the good work!

@erickbanks 4 жыл бұрын

Got high and wondered how fake snow is made so now I’m here

@johnkah0406 3 жыл бұрын

same

@jacobleereed 3 жыл бұрын

@@johnkah0406 Same

@JordanDeeb28 3 жыл бұрын

OH SHIT ME TOO

@JBly-qj2tu 3 жыл бұрын

Wow. Me to

@Anti-Stateradio 3 жыл бұрын

Same

@theroadnottakentravel 2 жыл бұрын

5:00 “Come Christmas, our trails will be fully open” Last Christmas, this hill had 2 of their 25 trails open🤣. The weather in December was pretty cold, with the exception of one week.

@olegvelichko1659 5 жыл бұрын

Did I just watch over 10 minutes of an ad fro a ski resort that I will not likely EVER go to?!?!

@travisk5589 5 жыл бұрын

Of course the areas with artificial snow will last longer. It's got twice as much snow as the other areas.

@travisk5589 5 жыл бұрын

Yeah, I'm wondering where the hell Calabogie is.

@ektorasbountioukos1251 5 жыл бұрын

Oleg Velichko yos

@goldenretriever6261 5 жыл бұрын

Near Ottawa.

@niel7250 5 жыл бұрын

Just went there last weekend, poutines not bad and 40 bucks for a day pass

@duncanmifsud6537 5 жыл бұрын

Great System!!! Here in Montafon Austria, they use snowmakers on almost every resort!!! Unfortunately, even in the Alps the weather is not always ideal!!! Greetings from Austria!

@frazbfraser 7 жыл бұрын

Most resorts in Japan have no snow making facilities.. Place to be!

@ProFettMoHaMett 5 жыл бұрын

It is great.

@fulcrumthebrave5715 5 жыл бұрын

The main reason resorts out in Utah and Colorado make their own snow so that they can open earlier and stay open later. As he said in the video, man-made snow makes a better base layer. We used to be able to ski from October to June on lift-serve

@danielshanklin7397 6 жыл бұрын

Fantastic narration, Paul Murphy

@jakejakejakejakejakejake 2 жыл бұрын

That was immensely fascinating! Great video! X

@youandiryan 6 жыл бұрын

Awesome video! I was always so curious about snow machines. I am very close to a world class resort (Whistler Blackcombe) in Canada. I always see these machines

@BerHarSenSam 4 жыл бұрын

Great and rather informative video. Thank you very much for putting it together. It would be great to see on how the snow is spread across the trails - ski runs where it gets made by carriage fans. Thank you.

@thurst0n 6 жыл бұрын

This was very interesting. Thank you!

@one2three4our 5 жыл бұрын

Surprisingly good, interesting and informative video.

@glnassa5589 5 жыл бұрын

It's really educative and full of knowledge. Many thanks for sharing this update. All the very best!! Best regards, Nassa

@jakerossino4594 8 жыл бұрын

Wow! That's actually really cool.

@tcreate.s 3 жыл бұрын

Such an awesome video on snow making!

@turtlezed 6 жыл бұрын

Great production guys, i didn't realise all that hard work went on behind the scenes, I am now well informed, Thank you :¬)

@Smegma_pirate 5 жыл бұрын

by behind the scenes you must mean behind that blue curtain they used a s a blue screen for this shoddy ass production.

@tommarello01 6 жыл бұрын

Most informative, thank you.

@domcizek 5 жыл бұрын

Beautiful presentation, well written, I always wanted to know how they make snow, very detailed, nice resort also,

@DonegalOverlanding Жыл бұрын

That was really interesting, thanks for making the video for us.

@jeramijohnson529 5 жыл бұрын

Very informative.. nice job !!!

@Timotheus157 5 жыл бұрын

Excellent example for other ski resorts to follow.

@ethankondor7181 8 жыл бұрын

Very very interesting video. I thought that it was all natural snow because the workers told me its all fresh snow , but now I know it's a snow maker machine Great Vids!!!⛄️I subscribed to you. I love skiing too I love how you made like a interview in a vid

@vmiximv 9 ай бұрын

Thank you for making these informative videos❤

@DestinationsChronicles 5 жыл бұрын

I think the ski lodge I am an instructor at is one of a very few that doesn't have snow making... Wish we did!!

@peppeddu 8 жыл бұрын

Those snow making machines are not fail safe, in case of a power/motor failure they should automatically drain all the water out to prevent pipe breakups.

@Smegma_pirate 5 жыл бұрын

you must be an engineer, congrats on noticing something fairly small that wasn't worth mentioning in the video

@pauloconnor3056 3 жыл бұрын

@Peppe Ddu thank you so much, I've got a question though, are all other types of snowmaking machines like this, or is it a common problem you encounter with all snowmaking machines

@sevenwind688 5 жыл бұрын

the technique part starts from ~ 5:22

@yomanwsup 4 жыл бұрын

Nice

@thegodofmusic2359 3 жыл бұрын

Thx

@RyanBrown01 3 жыл бұрын

Excellent info!

@phishinfool 6 жыл бұрын

Very good video it's a art to it and you guys know the way to do it !

@SlopeEdge 6 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the feedback. Happy that you enjoyed the video.

@campanerosdelaltoojaezcara6761 Жыл бұрын

great !!!

@Sc0ttPrian 5 жыл бұрын

passing through the snow machines is the best part.

@balqisizham9601 4 жыл бұрын

hahaha

@Typistss 3 жыл бұрын

This video felt like a school project

@thomasbarlow4223 5 жыл бұрын

Looks like a fun job

@harrymartin1 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks for a rather awesome window into the ski industry!

@breker19er 2 жыл бұрын

That was interesting!

@sean8081a 4 жыл бұрын

Super interesting.

@tijsenmoses4819 8 жыл бұрын

At Stratton vt, a trail had 25-30 feet piles in May.

@death2man666 4 жыл бұрын

being a snow maker at my local ski resort was my all time favorite job! i think i still have my SmoMaker swiss army knife, the rep gave me.

@traditionalfood367 5 жыл бұрын

Early snow this fall. Likely to be a long season.

@KD-xo2fx 5 жыл бұрын

Cool informative video..... :)

@jonirons1625 Жыл бұрын

Great video!

@SlopeEdge Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it

@awesomegaming8617 10 ай бұрын

9:45 Kinda like sprinklers during the summer when you're under very crappy droughts all summer long! It makes so much sense now! We do it when fricken weather doesn't! Now I want a snow machine! Probably wouldn't have a very welcoming water and electric bill though... 😂🤣

@ellstackeradventures 4 жыл бұрын

Cool

@polyannamoonbeam 3 жыл бұрын

Very interesting.. pity it’s raining so much more. When you need those dry cold days to make snow. How expensive is it, running this system..?

@gregschulz4921 5 жыл бұрын

Interesting

@BuffaloBuffaloQuasar 8 жыл бұрын

Cool.

@mike1022 6 жыл бұрын

whats the avg cost of running one of these per hour ?

@trevortodd6060 2 жыл бұрын

How do you keep your water pipes and hoses from freezing?

@raysimeral4296 5 жыл бұрын

Nice system. I work at a resort in pa that has a system that has 90 techno alpines and a portable fleet of pole cats that is an automated system with e-motors that run water hydrant.

@shreyjaiswal1683 Жыл бұрын

7 springs? Pgh resident here 🙋🏽‍♂️

@tonysmith5465 5 жыл бұрын

outstanding video. thanks a lot. SC Navy vet

@tv.8066 3 жыл бұрын

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@ndutimenang4539 7 жыл бұрын

I want that machine

@kimberly1567 4 жыл бұрын

Some interesting content to a limited audience that just doesnt want to watch so many ad's from a greedy person with only 1.78K subs. Greed never wins

@edv9019 3 жыл бұрын

Where can I learn about equipment, operational costs, production efficiency, snow quality differentials of spraying steam vs liquid water???🤔

@JimmysTractor 5 жыл бұрын

5:50 the pressure is generated at the snow gun- that fire hose would burst well below 600psi.

@irsever 5 жыл бұрын

@davejohnsen8540 4 жыл бұрын

Just watched a new Marines recruit video before this and was waiting for this guy to start yelling at me!

@papimoses7250 4 жыл бұрын

😂😂😂😂

@chriscook215 5 жыл бұрын

Your saving money with your new system. Are you lowering the price of the tickets for your place?

@stevedoe1630 4 жыл бұрын

Lifting water was the main driving factor for the invention of the heat engine. Water is heavy. This is not lifting water out of a well. This is lifting 2,000 gallons of water up a mountain every minute for up to a week at a time, nonstop...that’s a lot of work/energy.

@jaggass 5 жыл бұрын

It would make my life at university more comfortable if i had this instead of the other snowflakes there.

@graysonshinault8454 5 жыл бұрын

Oh so edgy

@breadtitt6566 5 жыл бұрын

what hahahahah

@wyattlarrick3246 5 жыл бұрын

Are you at UCLA? lol

@TheSelofWhat 5 жыл бұрын

this was lit 👌

@jacobmurphy7333 5 жыл бұрын

1:30 Colorado resorts stay open for more than half the year

@MrSeahawks40 5 жыл бұрын

Colorado is different, idiot.

@cc123456789 4 жыл бұрын

for the water distribution, how do you keep it from freezing?

@timmyteabag69 2 жыл бұрын

You keep it flowing, water doesn’t freeze easy when it’s moving at a high rate of speed

@funkylosik 6 жыл бұрын

That intro, lol)

@amazingjourneyrider5151 5 жыл бұрын

IS THIS POSSIBLE IN TERAI REGION?

@alfredwilliam1184 4 жыл бұрын

Very impressive, thank you for a great insight into stopping the global warming scam.

@JohnS916 4 жыл бұрын

That was informative. It would be ideal if they could power those big electric motors with renewable energy, like wind power.

@antingchang3258 6 жыл бұрын

9:14 ya, one of the pump's packing is fucked lol

@mightymotoxkid 5 жыл бұрын

So many Jerry's in the background

@paydenrivera9041 8 жыл бұрын

do ya not have cooling towers?

@stieeleon99 5 жыл бұрын

With TechnoAlpin equipment you can start making snow even at temperatures above 0 degrees.

@ewanachard4133 5 жыл бұрын

With smi too if you speek in wet temperature

@markdezuba 3 жыл бұрын

Snow is time released water

@81794mn 5 жыл бұрын

Might want to fix your seal leaking on your shaft from your electrical motor on that water pump....

@steelerscrzy 5 жыл бұрын

How much did this system cost???

@BallerDan53 4 жыл бұрын

Is no one concerned about the large water leak? 9:10

@postal3212 2 жыл бұрын

So how do you keep the water from freezing at those temps between the pump house to the machines?

@timmyteabag69 2 жыл бұрын

You keep it flowing, I was making snow last night at -32 and if you have a problem and water quits moving for over a minute you’re pretty well screwed, I run a mobile unit with a big generator and water tank in a sea can with a high pressure pump pushing water to the snow maker, tank is filled by a 3 inch water pump running at pretty well idle

@postal3212 2 жыл бұрын

@@timmyteabag69 interesting stuff.

@LegendLength 15 күн бұрын

It would seem better to have a water tank at each pump. That way you wouldn't need any central high pressure system.

@jeremiahblocker8909 7 жыл бұрын

Where can I buy this machine?

@mrgigabyte754 7 жыл бұрын

dollar tree

@TexasBoys 6 жыл бұрын

computer

@LaurensHandels 6 жыл бұрын

Technoalpin

@MrEtherShot 6 жыл бұрын

Jeremiah Blocker eBay look up fleshlite

@carverdidit 6 жыл бұрын

Amazon

@ILIK3HATERZ 5 жыл бұрын

I'll buy 1 just for the 45 acres of land I purchased !

@austintousant8595 6 жыл бұрын

How does the water lines not freeze

@SlopeEdge 6 жыл бұрын

As long as the water is pumping through they will not freeze in most cases. The danger is when the power goes out and the pumps stop, the snowmaking crews have very little time to disconnect the hoses and drain the water before the snowguns get damaged. Because of that, it becomes dangerous and risky to do snowmaking as it gets extremely cold (-20'c and beyond).

@raysimeral4296 5 жыл бұрын

The water lines from the lake to pump house and from pump house to each gun station is buried in the ground over two feet deep. Than has a lateral from main water line connected to a hydrant that has drains on the bottom of them which are also buried .

@raysimeral4296 5 жыл бұрын

The ski resort I work at has 103 automated pole cats and techno alpine system. That have back up batteries that work a e- motor that sits on hydrant that shuts them off and drains

@mike99ify 5 жыл бұрын

I’m a snow maker and a piston bully operator. The lines do freeze sometimes. Gotta get out there and unfreeze them. 300psi water 90pst air and 480volts all in one little spot. I love my job.

@brandonc3956 6 ай бұрын

I’m interviewing to do this job later and I figured I’d get a better hourly pay if I made it sound like I knew what I was doing 🤣

@alexmurdoch3828 2 жыл бұрын

How do they prevent the pipes from freezing?

@Hexarth 8 ай бұрын

when the pumps aren't running the water drains back into the lake, leaving empty pipes

@JF2it Жыл бұрын

You may be able to set up for Mtb bikes to help get through the other 265 days.🤷‍♂️

@goldenretriever6261 5 жыл бұрын

He keeps calling it a mountain. Calabogie is a speed bump.

@theroadnottakentravel 2 жыл бұрын

There’s much smaller in the area lol

@dietrichcheney8258 6 жыл бұрын

Powder Mountain UT does not even have snow makers and their yearly average is 500".

@jondstewart 5 жыл бұрын

Dietrich Cheney I haven’t been to that one, but know it’s a lot grittier and non-touristy that the main six as I call them (Alta, Snowbird, Park City, Deer Valley, Brighton, Solitude)

@harrycarrey1225 5 жыл бұрын

I live in Hawaii and they dont make snow here ...so we dont get to go skiing.

@krisconneely5977 3 жыл бұрын

How do we donate please

@SlopeEdge 3 жыл бұрын

What are you inquiring to donate to?

@neeko6464 5 жыл бұрын

this must have been such a joke to the snowmakers to see these guys talking about this lol

@nicholastroy471 5 жыл бұрын

Hahaha! My favourite ski can’t not go to Calabogie

@tylerwatt12 8 жыл бұрын

Jeez that's still 11KW per snow maker.

@LeossJ433 7 жыл бұрын

yeah nothing environmentally green about this whole operation..

@jamie91433 7 жыл бұрын

Tyler Watthanaphand nope, not enough snow.

@anthony9343 4 жыл бұрын

Not enough footage of the snow blowers actually running

@hardcorehunter9438 3 жыл бұрын

Too bad

@paulyarek 5 жыл бұрын

A lot like farming

@donroo736 Жыл бұрын

I wonder what has more gas, those fan guns or the presenter hehehe

@T25de 2 жыл бұрын

Shantyman

@Red1676 Жыл бұрын

"Incase of power outage." Does that include fires? Lol

@wewhoareabouttodiesaluteyo9303 2 жыл бұрын

An article on the Beijing Olympics brought me here.

@SlopeEdge 2 жыл бұрын

Very interesting. Could you share the link to the article. Thank you.

@MikeMarchlik 5 жыл бұрын

Why doesnt the water freeze and burst the pipes?

@zachcarter1191 5 жыл бұрын

Mike Marchlik all the underground pipe is below the frost level. Also as long as the water is constantly flowing it won’t freeze

@vurdumduymaz5952 3 жыл бұрын

I really want to make a snow operation of my own. I think I found the best place to produce snow and make a business out of it. so start the research.

@timmyteabag69 2 жыл бұрын

Go to Alberta and do it for oilfield

@macmcleod1188 6 жыл бұрын

I've ski'd it. It's not snow. It makes an okay base but it lacks crystaline structure and looks like bead's more than snow. It ices up more than snow. snowboardmountaineer.com/artificial-snow/ It takes time to make real snow. They need to find a new process for artificially making snow that has at least some crystals (cause that's what makes it fluffy). I just got back from a place that had moguls made entirely of 1/8" beads of ice. It felt slushy and heavy.