We are installing four new tower fan guns on Lower High Noon. The new equipment arrived last week. We have already installed the foundations. The next time a helicopter is here working on the new lift, we will fly the new towers to the foundations.
This addition brings us to nine tower guns. They have distinct advantages. The towers are in place when snowmaking begins and there is no hauling equipment around with heavy machinery. Also, the towers are higher than a conventional fan gun. The higher the gun, the more loft/time for water droplets to freeze. Typically, we can make a little more snow with a tower gun. The one disadvantage is that the guns are not mobile. They only make snow in one spot.
We will keep looking for places to strategically put tower guns, ideally looking for places where a tower has a bigger impact.
