Snowmaking

PATS PEAK POWDER POWER

QUESTION: Who has one of the state of NH's most powerful snowmaking system per acre? ANSWER: Pats Peak!

That's right. Pats Peak Ski Area has one of the largest snowmaking system per developed acre in the state of New Hampshire. Since the start, Pats Peak has been heavily committed to snowmaking. It has been this commitment that has kept us in the forefront of snowmaking and grooming technology for nearly 40 years.

Our snowmaking system covers 100 percent of the developed terrain. It uses more than 300 hydrants, 300 snowguns, 22 Fan guns, over 15 miles of pipes, and can allow up to 90 snow guns operating at once! At prime temperature levels thousands of gallons of water per minute can be converted into snow. Three to five feet of snow can be made on 100% of the developed terrain each season. State-of-the-art weather stations are strategically placed around the mountain to keep the up-to-the-minute humidity, temperature, and wind speed information coming into the command center for optimal snowmaking.

Our snowmaking system was installed in the late 1960's and has been under going a huge transformation the last few years. Pats Peak has been working with Sno-Matic Engineering, the industry's leading snowmaking design firm, for the last few years and has only begun the massive modernization it will receive in the coming years.

Snowmaking improves conditions dramatically for skiers and riders. It is essential to quality skiing in Southern New Hampshire. Snowmaking helps to ensure opening in December and continuing operations through the end of March in a region those only averages less than 75 inches of natural snowfall per season.

WHAT OUR COOL VIDEO ON MAKING SNOW AT PATS PEAK:

THE SNOWMAKING PROCESS:

• MAKING SNOW
• STYLES OF MAKING SNOW
• WEATHER
• WATER
• AIR
• COMPUTERS
• POWER
• COST
• FUTURE