Hail to our Snowmakers!Mt Baw Baw Alpine Resort uses a mobile fleet of Lenko snowguns and associated equipment to ensure maximum snow production will be achieved when conditions permit.
Our hard working snowmakers toil through the nights and can produce over 70 000 cubic metres of machine made snow during an average season!!
Snowmaking tours are often available during the Winter season, so keep your eyes peeled on our events calendar to learn more about snowmaking and our integrated cooling systems.
To see how much snow we managed to make overnight, check out our regular Snow Reports during the winter season!
For those of you who have always wondered about the magic behind snowmaking, You can now choose to go behind the scenes and see how it is man-made, on our Snowmaking Tour.
Snow making is a science! By using the latest computer technology, our snowmaking operators constantly monitor the environment for changes in air temperature, water pressure, wind direction and other elements critical to making quality snow. When the required weather conditions permit snowmaking, the crew is alerted via their mobile phone and they can get out on the slopes and start making snow.
Interestingly, there are several benefits to machine-made snow besides the obvious one of ensuring that there is snow on the ground. For example, if groomed properly, machine-made snow will maintain its consistency longer; it also allows us to re-surface trails on those rare occasions when we go too long without natural snow, and finally, machine-made snow provides a good early-season base.
Want to see this in action? Then come on our tour Snowmaking Tour.
Only $10 per person, this includes a free hot drink.
Tours available Satuday 4pm and opperate subject to availbility - otherwise suggest a time suitable to you with Guest Services.
For more information please phone 03) 5165 1136.
For futher information on snowmaking - follow this link
