How the Record-Breaking Snow Depth at Mammoth Mountain, CA, is Measured Using PistenBully’s SnowSat Technology Mammoth Mountain, CA, measured a record-breaking 813 inches of snow at Dave’s Run last week. While we have seen many records broken this season — a season that was certainly one for the record books — you may wonder how resorts can actually measure these snow depths accurately. Enter ‘SNOWSat’ technology by German snow grooming brand ‘PistenBully,’ which was used […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | May 10, 2023 0 Comments
Mammoth Mountain, CA, “Snow Farming:” A Dutiful Art on an Absolutely Massive Scale Give Michaelangelo some marble, and you’ll probably get a sculpture. Give him some late-spring snow and a snowcat, and he might be Mammoth Mountain’s Director of Slope Maintenance and the Unbound Terrain Parks, Scott Cherry. Cherry organizes the resort crews that keep Mammoth and its terrain parks open long after other ski areas have already shut down and transitioned toward […] Brains Martin Kuprianowicz | April 25, 2023 8 Comments
Electric PistenBully To Be Tested In Indoor Ski Centre In May this year, PistenBully, the worlds’ leader company in slope grooming machines, unveiled a brand new, 100% electric groomer. The name is PistenBully 100 E, and is an improvement on the 2012 600 E+ which used a combined diesel/electric drive. However, it’s functionality was put in doubt since its battery autonomy only lasts for 2,5 – 3 hours. The charging […] Industry News Micho | December 20, 2019 0 Comments
Contest: Send Your PistenBully Photo and Video It’s hard to find someone that doesn’t like PistenBullys. If you are one of the many that love these machines, then this contest is for you. PistenBully’s annual photo and video competition is open for contributions. “You’re working with the world’s most beautiful machines every day? You’re on a skiing holiday and spot a PistenBully in it’s natural habitat? Get […] Industry News Micho | December 20, 2019 0 Comments
PistenBully Unveils World’s First All Electric Groomer with Zero Emissions PistenBully, celebrating their 50th birthday this year, has just unveiled the world’s first all-electric slope groomer at the Interalpin 2019 trade fair in Innsbruck, appealing to the growing number of resorts taking their carbon footprint seriously. Related: Vail Resorts Awarded 2019 Golden Eagle Award for Environmental Excellence for its ‘Commitment to Zero Program’ PistenBully 100 E is an improvement on the […] SnowBrains | May 10, 2019 0 Comments
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