refrigeration plant from Geneglace operating on an innovative principle that opened up new prospects for snow resorts and snow cover through snow production at any outside temperature. Japanese ski resorts first pioneered the technique for outdoor ski runs. Today it is also used in Australia, Europe and America for in- and outdoor applications. Recent projects include the famous Olympiapark in Munich, Germany, the Mont-Lozère resort in France, the Utopia Saioto resort in Japan, the Heritage Hills Golf Hotel in York, Pennsylvania in the USA, and various cities where the system has been employed for events and winter resort presentations.
In the case of Heritage Hills, this is the first Geneglace all-weather snow gun to be installed. The famous golf center intends to operate a tubing slope on its practice course in Winter - a clever way of offering all-year-round leisure activities at this exclusive resort ! In the USA, the new all-weather snow-making technique is now attracting a lot of attention from serious players in the leisure industry.
All weather Snow permits snowmaking whatever the ambient temperature may be - below and
above zero (up to +30°C/
85°F). The snow production plant comes in the form of a container combining all the
refrigeration, electrical and mechanical components required for snowmaking operation. The
working principle on which All weather Snow is based is substitution of the ambient cold
with a refrigeration unit to freeze the water. This operation takes place within the
portable plant and makes it possible to ignore outdoor weather conditions. The actual
snowmaking comprises three subsequent processes : flake ice production, ice crushing and
the pneumatic distribution of snow. Further information will shortly be available at www.geneglace.com
A Geneglace snowmaking system in diagrammatic form