La Thuile | Italy
AUTOMATED SNOWMAKING SYSTEM | SINCE 2006
The only snowmaking system in the world that produces electricity!
- 24 000 m
- 1350 m3/h
- 11
- 344
- GSS V7
- HYDROELECTRICITY
In 2017, La Thuile and MND SNOW completed the installation of two hydroelectric turbines on the snowmaking network, a world first!
Since 2006 MND SNOW has been the supplier of the Italian snowmaking station. A unique installation that produces 20% more energy than it consumes.
- Snow making systems
The ski area is equipped with nearly 350 snow guns, mainly TAURUS poles. - Machine Rooms
4 recently modernised pump rooms. - Power generation
At the bottom of the network, 2 hydroelectric turbines produce electricity from April to October, thanks to the water flowing through the system’s pipes.
