Park City Mountain Resort Fires Up Snow Guns

Park City Mountain Resort fired their snow guns this week. The following are some interest facts about the snow making equipment:

How cold must it be to turn on the snow guns? \We turn the snowmaking system on at 28 degrees wet bulb.

Just how big is Park City Mountain Resort's snowmaking system?
We have over 50 miles of snowmaking pipe on our mountain. At max capacity we can make 27 acre feet of snow in a 24 hour period. That means we can cover 27 acres one foot deep or 1 acre 27’ deep in 24 hrs.

How many manual guns and how many auto guns does Park City Mountain Resort run?
We have 150 manual guns, 35 fully automated fan guns, and 15 automated Low Energy stick guns.

How have we improved our snowmaking equipment over the summer?
We added 6 new Techno Alpine stick guns and 3 portable fan guns. We did some earth work on the Eagle Superpipe that should reduce the amount of manmade snow needed to open it by 20%.

How many people are on Park City Mountain Resort's snowmaking crew?
23

Is machine-made snow real snow?
Manmade snow is a mixture of compressed air and pressurized water. The air is used to break the water into tiny droplets that can freeze after they are shot out of the gun. The ideal temperature to make snow is between 15 and 12 degrees.

Information provided by Park City Mountain Resort.