[PHOTOS] De-Icing At Mt Ruapehu, New Zealand, After the Recent Snow Storm Rime ice forms when the water vapour in the air freezes when it touches below freezing temperatures. It is a common phenomenon in ski resorts in Australia and New Zealand. The rime ice can look absolutely spectacular but can obstruct ski lifts from operating. Therefore ski lifts in these areas require frequent de-icing. One such de-icing team, the Turoa […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | August 7, 2023 0 Comments
Which Ski Resort Has “The Largest Rime Ice In The World”? Rime ice is a major challenge for ski resorts. It likes to grow on lift towers and ice up wheels, cables, sensors, and more causing significant delays to ski resort operations. How do you remove rime ice? You have to send a guy up there with a hammer and manually smack it off piece by piece and it can take […] Industry News WeatherBrains | August 12, 2019 0 Comments
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