Snowmaking Quotes

When you can raise (a snowmaking gun) higher above the snow, the water droplets have a longer time to freeze before they hit the ground... That takes less energy, and we've noticed a significant efficiency with them. Really, our goal is to be more efficient. This equipment gives us a better air-to-water ratio that allows us to put more product out there at marginal temperatures. - Doug Allen

We love the [natural] snow, but you live or die by the snowmaking. We're the East Coast, we're used to it. - Shannon McSweeney

Those trails receive a lot of traffic and less natural snow... We experimented last winter with airless guns and long hoses and showed that with even a little bit of snowmaking, we could make a huge difference. - Doug Allen

This is shaping up as a terrific holiday for Vermont skiers and riders. We've had a series of modest snowstorms over the past couple of weeks and good snowmaking temperatures for most of the early winter. This combines to provide skiers and riders with some of the best December terrain in recent years. - David Dillon

The advantage of the tower gun, other than the superb snowmaking, is it allows us to place them in stationery positions around the mountain. This allows our snowmakers to focus on other key areas on the hill using the ground guns and fan guns. - Ralph Lewis