15-03-2024

SNOWMASTER - Snowmaking in the digital age!

Over the last decades, the challenges related to snow production faced by ski resort operators have changed significantly. Preservation and maximization of available water resource, operational planning and projections, increased energy efficiency, accurate weather forecast at the local level, data analysis that feeds decision aid tools: all these items are critical factors today for more successful and smarter snowmaking operations.

TechnoAlpin has pioneered the development of system automation as well as innovating software solutions such as the recently released ATASSpro, as well as the ATASSpro MobileApp, or SNOWMASTER. And customers are extremely satisfied with these tools that help snowmaking crews and resort management teams make the best of their snowmaking installations, across all the temperature ranges.

This is particularly the case with SNOWMASTER, which is rather dedicated to management teams in ski resorts. Beyond offering advanced and powerful features, it really smooths communication between operation crews and the management, as the application gives managers an unrestricted overview of the planning phases and status of snowmaking operations. That’s a must and a really appreciated feature, as confirmed by Mark Winkler, CEO of 3 Zinnen (IT), who says “SNOWMASTER simplifies communication between management and our snowmaking team a great deal. That enables us to work more efficiently.”

In addition, SNOWMASTER aggregates data supplied by ATASSpro (operational parameters and measures), as well as from the Weather forecast module. It can calculate the amount of snow that can be produced in the coming days and the amount of water required to do so given the forecasted weather conditions or allows to monitor energy consumption in real-time. This is also a unique advantage for ski resort management, as stated by Wolfgang Egger, who has been Managing Director of Gasteiner Bergbahnen (AT): “Snowmaking generates a huge amount of data and TechnoAlpin manages to use all this data to create relevant information. I can see everything that's needed at a glance, it’s comprehensive and transparent.”

Once again TechnoAlpin has demonstrated the ability to set new standards for the ski industry and push snow production to the next level.