1. Snow-making with snow cannons on the Arber mountain GERMANYGROETSCH JOHANNES07.03.2015 This project has been funded with support from the European Commission. This publication [communication] reflects the views only of the author, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein.

2. Structure:  Where is the mountain Arber?  What is the Arber?  What is a snow cannon?  How does the snow-making-system work?  What is the environmental impact?

3. Where is the mountain Arber?

4. What is the Arber? It is a holiday and free time region. The most popular sport is alpine skiing during the wintertime. The natural snowfall is not save. Hotels and ski lift need snow warranty for the vacationer. They buy snow cannon for making snow.

5. What is snow cannon? Three snow cannon on a picture.

6. How does the Snow-making- system work? For artificial snow made they need water and hydrated artificial polymer. The production of snow requires low temperatures. The threshold temperature for snowmaking increases as humidity decreases.

7. How does the Snow- making- system work?

8. What is the environment impact?  Build big water result on the mountain  High electricity consumption  High water consumption  Water pollution

9. Snow-making with snow cannon on the Arber mountain Thank you for your attention GermanGroetsch Johannes07.03.2015