What ski area was the first to install a commercial snowmaking system? (No, it wasn’t Killington.) And just to generate some local participation, when was the first snowmaking installed at Stowe?
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What ski area was the first to install a commercial snowmaking system? (No, it wasn’t Killington.) And just to generate some local participation, when was the first snowmaking installed at Stowe?
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December 2, 2011 at 12:37 am
First commercial snowmaking was at Mohawk Mountain in CT. Walt Schoenkenecht led the way.
I’m guessing that Stowe’s first snowmaking was around 1960.
Bob DiMario, Stowe, VT; full time ski instructor at Stowe.
December 4, 2011 at 3:08 pm
Yep, Bob’s right….dammit.
I’m also a full-time instructor here at Stowe