Chemical-free Snowmaking for Himalayan Ski Resort
A system claimed to be chemical-free, and therefore more natural, is planned for the new Himalayan Ski Village being created in Himachal Pradesh.
‘Our natural system for freezing water ensures that chemicals of any kind are not used for creating artificial snow,’ said Mikko Martikainen, managing director of Snow Secure Ltd, a company that focuses on providing guaranteed snow for ski resorts worldwide.
‘With our pure snow technology, snow is manufactured from water without using any chemicals or other substances harmful to nature,’ Martikainen told IANS.
Explaining the technology, he said water is taken from a lake or river adjacent to a resort and first passed through a tank where it is subjected to ultraviolet rays to remove any impurities that may exist.
‘This water is then sprayed into the air in tiny mist-like drops that freeze into snow when the temperature is at sub-zero. In spring, when the snow melts, the purified water returns to nature again,’ Martikainen added.
This information came from India eNews.
