| But one of the biggest gems for Nordic skiing is the plan for snowmaking capabilities. |
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| Inexpensive and largely frequented by locals, Glen has no artificial snowmaking but gets so much natural snow that nobody seems to mind too much. |
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| Cloud seeding is a snowmaking technique that discharges minute particles of a chemical called iodide into winter storm clouds to create snow. |
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| For cross-country skiers, the most exciting item on the list is a plan to develop snowmaking capabilities for the 5K lighted loop at Elm Creek. |
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| And snowmaking creates or exacerbates drought conditions in mountain streams. |
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| The 1960s also saw Telemark do pioneer work with man-made snow, creating what was at the time the world's largest snowmaking system. |
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| In Colorado, where 83 percent of electricity comes from burning coal, snowmaking is effectively the process of turning coal into snow. |
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| The water is filtered, diluted, and recycled for use in the snowmaking system. |
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| Recent developments from Soldier Hollow include the construction of 8,000 feet of additional snowmaking to provide for eight new recently completed ski trails. |
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| Summit County, Colo. Arapahoe Basin, the highest skiing area in North America, may soon be open year-round if permits to allow snowmaking are approved. |
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| The state of Arizona and business operators stand to make a pile of money from increased accommodations, facilities, trails, and snowmaking for skiers and hikers. |
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| Then there is the electricity for the lifts, water for snowmaking, etc. |
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| In Italy, meanwhile, artificial snowmaking is keeping most resorts going. |
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| They will make the ski area bigger and use wastewater for snowmaking. |
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| Snowmaking efforts will be expanded to allow Alyeska Resort to open the entire mountain by Thanksgiving. |
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| He invented the Boyne Snowmaker, the first efficient snowmaker widely accepted as the standard for marginal temperature snowmaking. |
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| Across the state, ski areas installed new lifts, underwent extensive snowmaking improvements and added year-round attractions. |
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| Last year, IDE presented its snowmaking technology to representatives of the global ski industry, including leading ski resorts in the Alps. |
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| For example, each year more water is diverted from rivers for snowmaking in the ski resorts, the effect of which is yet unknown. |
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