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Water is a fundamental part of the art of producing snow. Access to water is crucial, as is the temperature and quality of the water.
Access to water
Large volumes of water are consumed when you produce snow. In many instances you need to build a water reservoir to guarantee access to water. Areco can provide turnkey solutions that include construction of a dam for instance.
Below is an example of how much water can be consumed:
Area to be covered: 67,500 m²
Required snow depth: 20 centimeters
Which means 13,500 m³ of snow is need to covered the desired area. From each 1 m³ of water, an Areco fan gun produces2.5 m³ of high quality ready snow, which means the water consumed will, in this case, be 5,400 m³. A great deal of water, in other words.
Water temperature
The temperature of the water that goes into the fan gun is very important. Ideally, the water would be at a temperature between +2 and +4 ° C. If the water is warmer than that, the snow production process becomes less effective. Which means in many cases, you need to cool the water in some way before it reaches the fan gun, or use Areco fan guns that deliver good snow even at slightly higher water temperatures.
Cooling equipment often calls for large investment and consumes large quantities of energy when in operation, which is why it genuinely pays to optimist cooling equipment based on your fan guns' actual water consumption. Contact Areco to find out more.
Water quality
At mild temperatures, clean clear mountain water is not always the best thing to make snow from. Obviously you can use this, but the process is more effective if the water contains particles such as bacteria, which the snow crystals can form round more easily.
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