Snow reliability
90% snowmaking coverage
The ski slopes of Grossarl and Dorfgastein have taken snow reliability to the next level. Over 90% of the slopes have snowmaking capability. In 2016, the Grossarl lift company invested over €8 million in snowmaking infrastructure, doubling the output of the snowmaking system.
Investments at a glance
- "Himmelreich" reservoir with a capacity of 70,000 m³
- Construction of an additional pumping station with a water output of 300 liters per second
- Installation of two transformer stations to ensure plenty of power for the snowmaking infrastructure
- New snowmaking pipeline network totaling 6.5 km in length
- Acquisition of 52 additional high-performance snow cannons
Facts & figures about snowmaking
- 314 snow generators (254 propeller machines and 60 snow lances) deployed.
- Snowmaking system is fully automated.
- As needed, up to 640 liters per second can be pumped through 4 pumping stations into the snowmaking network.
- A team of 4 to 7 employees, crack snowmaking experts, work around the clock.
- 184,125 m³ of water stored in 7 reservoirs ensure an ample water supply, replenished from a stream within the ski area as well as the Grossarl Ache river.
