Sustainable Snow
Management

Snow is a valuable resource with an increasing price. Therefore working as efficient as possible will not only save cost, it will be necessary in order to reduce the climate impact from snow management. We can help you to better understand how you can become more efficient in your work with snow as a valuable resource, based on the specific conditions of your area.

Optimized Snow Farming

Storing snow requires energy, covering materials, and labour. Based on the various local conditions, this can be done efficiently with the right knowledge.

We have developed a program to share the knowledge and experiences we have gained over the years. This program helps individual ski areas explore the possibilities of snow farming and determine how to implement it most effectively, tailored to their local conditions, with a focus on economic and environmental sustainability. The program focuses on:

  1. Basics of snow farming

  2. Options for covering materials

  3. Placement, volumes, techniques, etc.

  4. Review of the resort’s specific conditions

  5. Analysis of volumes needed

  6. Follow-ups on how the ski area should proceed

This provides a solid foundation to make the right decisions when it is time to start snow farming. We can also provide a more hands on approach when it's time to start snow storage either in a smaller pilot or on a larger scale.

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Snow.Wool-8 a more circular snow cover.

As an alternative to the conventional plastic (polypropylene) covers available on the market we have during several years developed a cover material for snow farming made from 100% biobased materials - wool and PLA. The wool fibres used in Snow.Wool-8 are of a coarser type, not suitable for a regular production of clothes etc. The PLA is made from corn starch, from a non-GMO modified industrial corn, that can’t be used by the food industry.

Snow.Wool-8 has been tested in laboratory, on outdoor snow storages and on glaciers during the last couple of years. And is now being used commercially. It is developed to perform with an optimized combination of insulation, weight and tear-strength.