Alpbach Creates New Lake For Gravity Powered Snowmaking
The new Jochanger reservoir situated between Alpbach and Reith ha been completed at a cost of four million Euros. The reservoir covers an area of approx. 2,5 hectares including the embankment and can hold 130,000 m of water, which using natural pressure rather than high energy using compressors as is normally the case, will serve 100 % of the snow making equipment in Reith and 50 % of the equipment in Alpbach.
In addition to the existing snow making pipelines 10 km of new pipelines measuring 20 to 30 cm in diameter were laid and a new pumping station for the water supply to the snow making machines in the higher lying pistes of the Wiedersbergerhorn ski area was built. Great care was taken during the reservoir construction work to create a near-natural environment.
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