CTI - Snowmaking at plus temperatures

Glacier snowmaking at 3000m altitude on the Titlis

In 2018, we realized a very special project: a snowPRO100 was to be installed on the summit of the Titlis to produce snow all year round. Visitors from all over the world can thus experience a real snow pleasure. Likewise, the snow produced is used to maintain the snow cover.

snowPRO100 installed on the summit of Titlis

CTI - Snowmaking at plus temperatures

KTI snowPRO100 transported in modules to 3000m altitude

The installation of a CTI snowPRO on the Titlis glacier in Engelberg presented us with some challenges. On the one hand, the transport from the valley up to the summit as well as the actual installation height of 3020 meters were the crucial points that we were able to master successfully. In 2018, we installed from CTI snowPRO a glacier snowmaking facility on the Titlisgeltscher glacier in Engelberg. The facility will provide year-round snowmaking and thus snow fun for all visitors from all over the world. The snow produced will also be used to repair cracks and renew dirty snow. Snow melting due to excessive sunshine can thus be counteracted. A major challenge was the implementation of the installation of the equipment. CTI snowPRO is the only manufacturer of comparable equipment that has its own development and production of equipment for snowmaking at positive temperatures. Only this allowed us to work out a solution that offers a perfect solution to the customer's problem: A certain maximum weight was prescribed for transport. We therefore used the classic snowPRO100 divided into matching modules. Each of the modules was then transported separately up the mountain and easily reassembled at the top. A solution was also found for the complex installation situation. Instead of a classic 40-foot container, two 20-foot containers were used and the plant components fitted in accordingly.

CTI - Snowmaking at plus temperatures

The details at a glance

3020

m height

100

m³ snow per day

2x 20

Foot container

100

Meter conveying distance

CTI - Snowmaking at plus temperatures

More information about CTI - snowmaking at plus temperatures

Like you, learn more about our solutions that provide snow security for slopes, ski halls and events.

To the industry page

CTI - Snowmaking at plus temperatures

KTI snowPRO technology from Bangkok to Taiwan

Indoor snowmaking in a so-called Snow Dome in Southeast Asia.

About 17 CTI snowPRO systems are now in use in Southeast Asia. They are used to generate snow in so-called snow domes or ski halls. The advantage: Due to the technology of snow production at positive temperatures, the halls do not have to be cooled down in an energy-intensive way. CTI snowPRO has once again convinced in this area with innovation and "out-of-the-box" thinking. Several Snow Town branded snow halls have been opened in several metropolitan cities in Southeast Asia such as Jakarta, Bangkok, Shanghai, Saigon and Taipei in recent years. KTI snowPRO provides for all the necessary technology to reliably produce the snow throughout the year. The 1000 - 4000 m² snow halls are integrated into entertainment and shopping centers. Depending on the size and the snow needed, we have up to many plants of type snowPRO100 tropical installed and commissioned on site. Since the attraction is open all year round, we have a snowPRO with specially developed for climatic conditions to produce snow at temperatures up to +35°C. A major advantage is that the hall itself does not have to be cooled down much, thus avoiding costly installations.

CTI - Snowmaking at plus temperatures

More information about snowmaking at plus temperatures

Like you, learn more about our solutions that provide snow security for slopes, ski halls and events.

To the industry page

CTI - Snowmaking at plus temperatures

Freestyle World Cup

Freestyle World Cup in Switzerland with KTI snowPRO makes it possible.

CTI snowPRO systems have always been used for snowmaking in freestyle competitions. Even for the world's top athletes, the snow quality of our systems is convincing. That is why the freestyle event in Chur took place again in October 2022. Together with the company snowbox GmbH we have from CTI snowPRO to success at the FIS Freestyle World Cup for men and women in Chur. A facility of the type snowPRO70 produces about 70 m³ of snow per day to cover the ramp with snow. Despite adverse weather with warm winds and rain, the event has become a great success. The athletes as well as those responsible for the preparation of the ramp were enthusiastic about the result and the event could be carried out without any problems. Already in 2014 we provided the very first snowPRO systems in Zurich for snow production at a similar event. This confirmed the path for the technology and its use in the event sector even then.

CTI - Snowmaking at plus temperatures

Technical data + installation details

2022 Chur, Switzerland 

• snowPRO70
• 34 tons of flake ice per day
• 20 feet container
• approx. 50 meters conveying distance

2014 Zurich, Switzerland

• 2x snowPRO100
• a total of approx. 90 tons of flake ice per day
• 2x 40 feet container
• approx. 50 meters conveying distance per unit

CTI - Snowmaking at plus temperatures

More information about snowmaking at plus temperatures

Like you, learn more about our solutions that provide snow security for slopes, ski halls and events.

To the industry page

CTI - Snowmaking at plus temperatures

Snow fun in the Sauerland

In 2014, one of our first snowPRO systems went into operation in the Sauerland region. With a snow production of 210 m³ per day, the snow pleasure for winter sports enthusiasts could be partially secured and thus also tourism, an important source of income in this region, could be maintained. In the meantime, 8 of our snowPRO systems are in operation there for snowmaking independent of weather conditions at plus degrees.

snowPRO 260 in operation for snowmaking at plus temperatures. The snow is thus guaranteed from December.

CTI - Snowmaking at plus temperatures

KTI snowPRO as a guarantor for the opening of the season

Snow uncertainty is a critical factor for winter tourism. With the CTI snowPRO technology, we have created new opportunities for a ski resort in Sauerland, Germany, in that the season can now be planned and snow is guaranteed. In addition to the first installation in 2014, seven other lifts followed in the region, which were equipped with the technology from CTI snowPRO are equipped.  Already in 2014 we are equipping from CTI snowPRO a region in the Sauerland region with a system for snowmaking at plus degrees. The uncertain weather and fluctuating temperatures played an increasingly important role in the issue of snow reliability when it came to planning the opening of the ski resort. Due to its location, the popular ski resort attracts German winter sports enthusiasts but also English, Dutch and Danish skiers. Four years later, in 2018, followed another installation of two lifts of type snowPRO210 and already in 2019 another two of the same design. With a total of six systems, the winter sports resort can now speak of real snow reliability. All of the installed systems generate flake ice, which is transformed into snow by a mechanical process. In 2020, the first system of the type snowPRO260 installed. With plate ice as a real alternative to flake ice, the success story of this technology, which is extremely energy-efficient and effective for snowmaking at plus degrees, begins here. In 2022, another of the same type followed in order to continue to guarantee snow reliability for winter sports enthusiasts and to ensure plannability for the important economic sector of tourism.

CTI - Snowmaking at plus temperatures

The details at a glance

1800

m³ snow per day

8

Plants for snowmaking at plus temperatures

2

Types of snow: slab ice and flake ice

CTI - Snowmaking at plus temperatures

Technical data + installation details

Plate ice

• 1x snowPRO260 (2020)
• 1x snowPRO260 (2022)

Flake ice

• 1x snowPRO230 (2014)
• 2x snowPRO210 (2018)
• 2x snowPRO200 (2019)
• 1x snowPRO210 (2020)

CTI - Snowmaking at plus temperatures

More information about CTI - snowmaking at plus temperatures

Like you, learn more about our solutions that provide snow security for slopes, ski halls and events.

To the industry page