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Vol. 130 No. 37 Friday, November 23, 2012 Minnedosa, Manitoba Canada R0J 1E0 90 cents + tax

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Ski Valley proprietor, Don Horner is pictured with his snowmaking equipment, preparing the ski hill for the 2012-13 season.
By HEIDI KORNIK ply from the valley river pushed up a pipeline from a pump house which is distributed throughout the guns and pushed out by air. To make snow we like to have temperatures at least below 10 degrees at night and humidity around 70% to run full nozzles, said Ski Valley owner, Don Horner. If temperatures are warmer, snow making becomes slower and more time consuming. With the right weather conditions, two snowmaking machines are ran 24/7 for approximately two weeks. The snow guns make two foot high fingers every 20 minutes and staff use small track units for moving equipment around. Ski Valley averages 60 cm of snow before opening and hopes to be open the fi rst week of December depending on the weather.

Photo by Heidi Kornik

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ow can you tell winters here? Ski Valley has started making snow. Snowmaking is done by forcing water and pressurized air through a type of snow gun on the slopes. It begins with a water sup-

Th trick to snow making e is not to rush it, said Don. Approximately 15,000 skiers from around the province come to Ski Valley each winter to enjoy the slopes and learn how to ski, snowblade or snowboard on Manitobas best snow.

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