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SNOW FARMING [2 records]

Record 1 2024-03-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Skiing and Snowboarding
CONT

Artificial snow from the previous winter is preserved during summer under a thick layer of woodchips ... In the early winter of the same year, this pile of snow will help to produce a cross-country ski track. Such management of snow supplies and snow reserves is called snow farming.

OBS

Snow farming is nowadays practised by many ski resorts in order to keep the slopes well stocked with snow to attract visitors.

Key term(s)
  • snowfarming

French

Domaine(s)
  • Ski et surf des neiges
OBS

[Cette] technique de conservation de la neige […] provient des pays scandinaves. La neige de l'hiver précédent est conservée durant l'été avant d'être réutilisée l'hiver suivant pour les pistes de ski.

Spanish

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Record 2 2022-12-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Skiing and Snowboarding
CONT

Snowfarming means in effect to store snow during the summer time, to maintain it and continue to process it in autumn.

OBS

Snow farming typically involves using some kind of reflective tarp that is laid over an existing snowpack to keep it from melting all summer. The tarp is then removed in the fall to allow the ski resort to distribute it around the trails.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Ski et surf des neiges

Spanish

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